Iris Florentina

Iris Florentina, L., and Iris Germanica, L.

Natural order , Iridaceae.

Common names , White flag, Orris root; (Fr.), Irisine; (G.), Schwert-lilie. (Orris root is obtained from the above species, and from Iris pallida (all very closely allied botanically) without distinction.)

Authorities. 1 , Dr. Aumont reported to the French Academy of Medicine (1825) the cases of two girls who put a considerable quantity of Orris root into their hair on going to bed; 2 , Amer. J. Med. Sc., 19, 260, 1836, a young lady, aged 18, used the powder on her hair (from Ann. d'Hyg. et de Méd. légale, 1835).

Delirium, from which she did not fully recover for three months, [20] .

Giddiness, on waking in the morning, [1] .

Violent headache, on waking in the morning, [1] .

Pain and heat in throat similar to that produced by Cantharides, [1] .

Disposition to vomit, [1] .

Diarrhoea, [1] .

Difficult urination, [1] .

Redness of neck, [1] .

General Symptoms.

Convulsions, from which she did not fully recover for three months, [2] . [10.]

Complete paralysis of the right side for five hours (in the younger of the two), [1] .

A kind of sleepiness, [1] . Uneasy sleep, [1] .