{English Daisy.) Description. —The only Bellia (Daisy) iDdigenous to tlirs couiifry — B Integrifolia ; grows proflisely all over tho United States; has probably Uie same properties. Tlie B. perenitis is a native of England. Officinal PitffiPAKATiOBS.— Tincture of the plant; infosion. Analogues.— .ilmiVo, ffamamelia, (f) Mhua. (?) Leueanthem.wm. A large boil on the back of my neck, (for the first time in my life,) right side, commencing with a dull aching pain; some difficulty and bruised pain in keeping the head erect; slight nausea, want of appetite, and a little giddi- ness in the head. Pain in the little finger of the left hand, as of a gathering; at the same time pain in inner side of left forearm, as of a boil developing; afterwards similar pain in right arm. A boil beginning as a slight pimple, with burning pain in skin, increasing until in six days' time it was very large, of a fiery purple color, and very sore ; burning and aching pain in it, accompanied with headache, extending from dbyGooglc BEHZOATE OF AMMONIA. 97 occiput to siiicipnt; of a cold, adiing character. The brain felt as if contracted, with vertigo. This was fol- lowed by other boils. {From proviiigs hy Dr. Thomas, m '^Additions to Mat. Med." Zondon, 1868.) ' Eoils, all over the bodj. {Dr. Thomas.) (, with extra^asated blood. {lb.) s of ankle aud wrist. {H-) " Whitlows. {lb.) (Dr. Thomas used it in. the same manner as Arnica.) EENZOATB OF AMMONIA. (AmnKmia Bensoat.) Phakmacoloqy.- — This salt may be matle as follows: Take of solution of ammoaia three fluid ooucea (imperial measure), beaxoic iicid two utmcefi (sToirdupois), distilled water four ounces; mix the solutioc of amnionia' and the wsfer, and dissolve In them the benzoic acid ; evaporate at a geniio beat, keeping Mmmonia in a sliglit excess, and set aside that crystals may It is in minute, wliite, glistening, extremely thin, four-aided laminre,, having a slight odor of officinal benzoic acid, and a bitter, saline, some- what balsamic taste, leaving a slight but persistent sense of acrimony on' the tongue. Soluble in water and alcohol, when heated sublimes wiUioot residne; but is probably changed into acid benzoate. Officinal pRBPARATiONe. — Triturations; tinctures in dtstilled water; dilutions to tlie 8<1 x with water. Tlie Benzoate of Potassa is now used more extensively, and may be the best preparation. AWALOeUES. — Benzie acid, Colchieam, Ferr. inur. I/ycopoeliwm. ( t)