PHYTOL ACC A

(Lat.), n. f. Fi2t(fut)-o(o3)-la2k(la3k)'ka3. From vrov, a plant, and lacca, lac. Fr., phytol a que. Ger., Kermes be ere. Poke; a genus of shrubs or herbs (rarely trees) giving name to the Phytolaccacece (Fr., phytol acc a cees), which are an order of dicotyledons, of the Chenopod i a les. The species are acrid and emetic. [B, 5, 19, 34, 121, 168, 173, 180 (a, 35).] P. berry. Lat., fructus phytolaccce, phytolaccce bacca [U. S. Ph.]. Fr., raisin d'Amerique. Ger., am erik an is che Kermes be ere. Pokeberry (fruit of P. decandra). [B, 5 (a, 35).] P. decandra. Fr., phytol a que a, dix etamines, epinard doux, grande morelle des Indes, her be d laque, me cho a can du Canada, raisin d'Amerique (ou de Canada, ou des teinturiers). Ger., gemeine Kermes be ere, am erik an is cher Nachtschatten, Scharlachbeere. Sp., iiamole [Mex. Ph.]. Virgin i an poke (-weed), poke, scoke, coakum, crimson berry plant, dyers'-grapes, pigeon-berry, red-ink plant, American currant, garget; a species indigenous to the United States and also found (probably naturalized) in northern Africa and southern Europe. The berries and root (phytolaccce bacca et radix [U. S. Ph.]) and the leaves are used medicinally. The root is emetic, cathartic, and narcotic, and in overdoses produces convulsions and death by respiratory paralysis. It has been used as an alterative, in chronic rheumatism, in granular conjunctivitis, and in cancer. The berries are le active than the root. [B, 5, 19, 173, 180, 185, 267, 275 (a, 35).] P. drastlca. A species the root of which is a violent drastic purge. [B, 267 (a, 35).] [s. 266]