EPILOBIUM

(Lat.), n. n. E2p-i2-lob(lo2b)'i2-u'm(u4m). Fr., epilobe. Ger., We ide rich, Weidenroschen. It., epilobio. Sp., epilobo. The willow herb; of Linnaeus, a genus of the Onagrariece. [B, 19, 42, 173, 180, 275 (a. 24).] E. an gust i folium, E. antonianum. Fr., epilobe d feuilles etroites, osier fleuri, laurier(ou osier) de Saint-Antoine, laurier faux. Ger., schmalbldttriger We ide rich, Feuerkraut, Unholdenkraut. The rose-willow or bay, the oivoOijpo, of Dioscorides. The leaves and roots are said to be demulcent, tonic, and astringent, were formerly in use as radix et herb a lysimachice chamcenerion, and are now employed by the eclectics, in decoction, infusion, or cataplasm, as astringent remedies. In the north of Europe the plant is eaten like the E. rosmarinifolium, its leaves are used in France in making beer, and in Kamtchatka as a tea. [B, 5, 173, 180 (a, 24); L, 41.] E. Gesneri. See E. an gust i folium. E. hirsutum. Fr., epilobe pubescent (ou velu). Blooming-Sally, cherry-pie, custard-cups, codlings-and-cream; a tall species with a peculiar acidulous odor, said to be used like E. an gust i folium. [B, 19 (a, 24); L, 41 (a, 14).] E. lati folium. Fr., epilobe a feuilles larges. A broad-leaved variety of E. an gust i folium. [B, 173 (a, 24).] E. rosmarinifolium. A species having properties analogous to those of E. an gust i folium. An infusion of its root was anciently supposed to subdue wild beasts. In Siberia and Kamtchatka it is employed in infusion to sweeten an alcoholic beverage made from the petioles of Acanthus moll is, and in Sweden the buds and young shoots are eaten as greens. [B, 121 (a, 24).] E. spirillum. Fr., epilobe a epi. See E. an gust i folium. E. tetragonum. A species having similar properties to those of E. rosmarinifolium. [B, 121 (a, 24).] [s. 729]