ANTHEMIS PYRETHRUM
\ˈanθɪmˌɪs pˈa͡ɪɹɛθɹəm], \ˈanθɪmˌɪs pˈaɪɹɛθɹəm], \ˈa_n_θ_ɪ_m_ˌɪ_s p_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ɛ_θ_ɹ_ə_m]\
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The root, Pyrethrum (Ph. U. S.), is hot and acrid, its acrimony residing in a resinous principle. It is never used except as a masticatory in toothache, rheumatism of the face, paralysis of the tongue, etc. It acts as a powerful sialogogue. The Pellitory of the shops in Germany is said to be derived from Anacyclus oflicinarum; a plant cultivated in Thuringia for medicinal purposes.
By Robley Dunglison
