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Viola Odorata. Viola odorata. Sweet-scented Violet. N. O. Violaceae (an order most members of which contain Emetin, and under which Ipec. is sometimes placed: allied to Cinchonaceae). Tincture of fresh

Vinca Minor. Vinca minor. Lesser Periwinkle. (Woods and shady places.) N. O. Apocynaceae. Tincture of whole fresh plant.   Clinical.-Acne. Alopecia. Crusta lactea. Eczema. Favus. Neck, stiff. Nose, redness of.

Vichy. Mineral springs at Vichy, in France. [Grande-Grille springs, containing in 100 parts: Carbonic acid 4.418, Mur. ac. 0.344, Sulphuric acid 0.164, Sil. ac. 0.070, Phos. ac. 0.070, Arsenic acid

Viburnum Tinus. Viburnum tinus. Laurustinus. N. O. Caprifoliaceae. Tincture of fresh leaves.   Clinical.-Deafness. Diaphragm, cramp in. Hypochondriasis. Ovary, pain in.   Characteristics.-Viburnum tinus is the beautiful evergreen shrub known

Viburnum Prunifolium. Viburnum prunifolium. Black Haw. (An American species.) N. O. Caprifoliaceae. Tincture of fresh bark (“gathered in October and November from trees grown in open situations.”-Phares, quoted by Hale).

Viburnum Opulus. Viburnum opulus. High Cranberry Bush. Cramp Bark. Water Elder. (The Gueldres Rose, or Snowball-tree of our gardens, is the cultivated and sterile variety.) N. O. Caprifoliaceae. Tincture of

Vespa. VESPA VULGARIS, the Wasp; VESPA CRABRO, the European Hornet; and VESPA MACULATA, “Yellow-jacket,” the American Hornet. N. O. Hymenoptera (Sub-order Vespidae). Tincture of the living insects.   Clinical.-Abscesses, multiple.