ANCHOVY

n. A*n-cho’vi?. Fr., ancho is. Ger., Anschove. It., The A?n*(a3n?)-ki7(ch*i?)-07n'e?-e- A?n*(a3n?)-ki?st(ch?i?st)"ruêm- A*n?(a3n?)-ko?n(ch?o?n)'id-e- O, no; 02, not; 0%, whole; Th, thin; Th, the; U, like 00 in too; U2, blue; U3, lull; U4, full; U, urn; U*, Ilke ü (German). 34 accinga. Sp., ancho a. The Clupea encrasichola (Linnzus], or Engraulis encrasicholus {Cuvier]; a fish abont 3 inches long found in the Mediterranean, Preserved with salt, it is stimulating to the appetite, and has been considered aphrodisiac. [A, 301.] ANCHUSA (Lat.), n. f. ’. Gr., dyxovoa. Fr., anchuse, buglo e. Ger., Ochsenzunge. Syn.: Buy los sum Tournefort]. A genus of boraginaceous plants, established br innæus, bearing racemes of purple, blue, or yellow flowers, wit) funnel-shaped or hypo crateriform corollæ closed at the throat by five scales, The fruit is a nut hollowed out at the base. By Ju ieu and Endlicher it was divided into the sections Baphorrhiza (including Alkanna), Anchusa, Buglo um, and Buglo oïdes; and by Griesbach into Lycopsis, Ewanchusa, and Buglo um. By Tausch the genus was restricted to the species embraced under the section Euanchusa of Griesbach. [B, 19, 170.]—A. amœna [Gmelin]. See ‘A. oficinalis.—A. amplexicaul is. See A. sempervirens.—A. an gust i folia. 1. Of Linnæus, the A. spicata of Lamarck, the Buglo um an gust i folium of Ménch; a Kuropean species resembling A, officinal is in its properties. 2. Of Flor., the A. arval is, [B, 173, 180.J—A. arval is (Reichenbach]. Syn.: 4. arvensis [Tausch]. A European species resembling À. officinal is, having sky-blue flowers. B 180,]—A. arvensis. Fr., petite buglo e (2d def.). Ger., bla taue Ochsenzunge (2d ds 1. Of Tausch, the A. arval is. 2. Of Lehmann, a species also called Lycopsis arvensis, or small buglo , distinguished by its bent corolla-tul Its root and herb (radix et herb a buglo i arvensis [seu_silvestris]) are mucilaginous, and were formerly used in medicine. [B, 19, 180.]—A. azure a [Mill]. Probably only a variety of A. paniculata. [B, 180.]—A. capensis. A species found at the Cape of Good Hope. [B, 19.|— A. italic a. Fr., buglo e [Fr. Cod.] (Ist def.). 1. Of Retzins, the A, officinal is, 2. Of Treu., the A. paniculata of Aiton. [B, 180.]— A. lucid a [Vittmann]. The A. officinal is. [B, 173.|—A. lutea. The root of Onosma echioides. 116.]—A. officinal is. Fr., buglo e [Fr. Cod.], buglo e of ficin ale. Ger., gebräuchliche Ochsenzunge, Ackermannkraut, The buglo or common alkanet; & species having narrow, oblon%]eaves and deep-purple flowers, the latter arranged in racemes. It furnishes radix, herb a, and flores bu- (Hae (seu buglo æ, seu anchusæ, seu linguæ bovis, seu linguæ ovine); of a sweetish mucilaginous taste, emollient, expectorant. diuretic, and diaphoretic, The flower is one of the four “ cordial flowers.” [B, 19, 173, 180.]—A. paniculata [Aiton]. Syn.: Bulo um of ficin ale [Lamarc!] Wee italic a. A biennial species growing in the south of Europe, bearing bright-blue flowers; used for the same purposes as A. officinal is. [B, 19, 180,]—A’siiure (Ger.). See ANCHUSIC actp.—A. sempervirens [Linnæus]. Syn.: Buglo um sempervirens [Gärtner]. The evergreen-alkanet, a species bearing blue flowers in short twin racemes, Its herb (herb a buglo i boraginis folio) was formerly used in medicine. [B, 19, 180.)—A. spicata [Lamarck]. See A, an gust i folia (1st def.).—A. strigosa. See A, officinal:. tinct or i a [Linnaeus]. Fr., orcanette, organette (Fr. Cod.]. Ger., rot he Ochsenzunge, Aikannawurzel. It. arganetta ancusa. Sp., orcaneta. Syn.: Alkanna tinct or i a [Tausch], Buglo um tinct or tum [Lamarck], Lithospermum tinctorium [Dé Candolle]. Dyers’ alkanet; a perennial herb growing in southern Enrope and the neighboring Mediterranean islands, Its root (radix anchusæ, seu anchusæ rubræ, seu anchusæ tinct or iæ, seu alkannæ, seu alkannæ spur iæ, seu buglo i arvensis annui), which is imported under the name of alkanet, occurs in commerce in the form of fragments from 3 to 4 inches long and 2 to 6 lines thick, having a yellowish wood cleft by purple medullary rays, and a dark-red or [eae bark. It contains a coloring principle called anchusic acid, anchusin, or alkannin, and po e ing astringent properties. It is used as a dyeing agent, for adulterating wine, etc., and is occasionally employed in medicine. [B, 5, 33, 173.]—A. to mentos a. See ‘A. tinct or i a.—A. virginica [Linneus]. Syn.: Batschia sericea [Res and Schultes], Lithospermum sericeum [Lehmann]. A forth American species the root of which is used as a pigment and has been substituted for that of À. tinct or i a. [B; L, 77.j—Aqua anchusæ [Palat. Disp., 1764; Sard. Ph., 1773]. Fr., eau (ou hydrolat) de buglo e. A preparation made by distilling 1 part from a mixture of 1 part of the herb of A. officinal is and rts of water. {h %.|—Conserva anchus:æ [Palat. Disp., 1764; Sard. Ph., 1773; Wiirt. Ph., 1798}. Fr., conserve de bugla e. A preparation made with 1 part of the flowers of A. officinal is and 2 parts of sugar. [L, 85.]—Flores anchusæ. The flowers of A. officinal is. [B, 180.]— H anchuse. The herb of A. officinal is. [B, 180.]—Radix sæ. The root of A. officinal is and of A. tinct or i a. [B,2; L, 85.]—Radix anchusæ rubræ, Radix anchusæ tinct or iæ. The root of A. tiuctoria. [B, 2; L, 85.] lS n. A?n’ku?-sat. A salt of anchusic acid. [L,