Flora Medica

Stem twining, pubescent. Leaflets in 2-3-pairs, oval or ovate ;partial stipules setaceous. Peduncles short, axillary, solitary,1-flowered. Bractlets large, roundish. Flowers resupinate. Legumesslightly pubescent. W. and A. Roots are emetic.PUERARIA.Calyx campanulate, with two deciduous bractlets at its base,somewhat 2-lipped: the upper lip entire or slightly 2-toothed;the lower trifid. Corolla papilionaceous: keel straight, obtuse :vexillum obovate. Stamens monadelphous below the middle,the tenth often free upwards. Legume flat, compressed, attenuatedat the base, pointed with the style, 2-valved, continuous.Seeds several. Twining shrubs. Stipules deciduous, freefrom the petiole. Leaves trifoliolate : leaflets large, ovate,acute, reticulately veined, with partial stipules at their base.Racemes compound, branched. Flowers pedicellate,in pairsorthrees. W. and A.499. P. tuberosa DC. prodr.ii. 240. W. and A. i. 205.Hedysarum tuberosum Roxb.fl.ind. iii. 363. (Banks ic. Kcempf.25.) t. Circar mountains.Root tuberous, very large. Stems twining, woody, running overhigh trees, &c. Leaves alternate, stalked, ternate. Leaflets roundish,pointed, entire, downy, from 6 to 12 inches each way. Petioles channelled,from 6 to 12 inches long; Stipules of the petioles cordate;those of the leaflets subulate. Racemes simple or branched, as long asthe leaves, from tuberosities caused by the cicatrices of the old leaves,erect, round, smooth. Flowers numerous, ternate, pretty large, blue.Legumes from 2 to 6-jointed, pendulous, compressed, pointed, muchcontracted at the joints, very hairy. The root peeled and bruised intoa poulticeis employed by the natives of the mountains where it growsto reduce swellings of the joints.GLYCYRRHIZA.Calyx naked, tubular, 5-cleft, bilabiate; with the 2 upperlobes united more than the others. Vexillum ovate-lanceolate,acute. Stamensstraight keel ; 2-petalous or 2-parted, straight,diadelphous. Style filiform. Legume ovate or oblong, compressed,1-celled, 1-4-seeded. Perennial herbaceous plants,with extremely sweet roots. Leaves unequally pinnated. Racemesaxillary. Flowers blue, violet, or white.500 G. glabra Linn. sp. pi. 104-6. Ach. Rich. lot. med. 557.DC. prodr.ii. 247. Woodv. t. 169. S. and C. iii. t. 134.Liquiritiaofficinalis Mcench. meth. 132. South of Europe, in alight deep soil. (Liquorice).Root cylindrical, running to a considerable length and depth, brightbrown on the outside, yellow inside, soft and succulent. Stem erect,2 feet high, smooth, of a dull glaucous gray colour. Leaves unequally24-3 R2