SOPHORA TINCTORIA
\sˈɒfɔːɹə tɪŋktˈɔːɹi͡ə], \sˈɒfɔːɹə tɪŋktˈɔːɹiə], \s_ˈɒ_f_ɔː_ɹ_ə t_ɪ_ŋ_k_t_ˈɔː_ɹ_iə]\
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An American plant, the taste of whose root is unpleasant, sub-acrid, and nauseous-very similar to that of ipecacuanha. In a large dose, the bark of the root acts both as an emetic and cathartic. It has been considered antiseptic and febrifuge, and has been used, in the form of fomentation or cataplasm, in phagedenic and gangrenous ulcers. A liniment, prepared by simmering the cortical part of the root in cream, has been found an efficacious application to sore nipples and to ulcerated breasts. Baptis'ia Leucan'tha, Tall white false Indigo, an indigenous plant, has the same properties.
By Robley Dunglison
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