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Simaruba. Simaruba amara. Mountain damson. N. O. Simarubaceae. Tincture of the dried root-bark.   Clinical.-Diarrhoea. Dysentery. Snake-bite. Worms.   Characteristics.-Simaruba is a native of the West Indies and tropical America.

Silphium. Silphium laciniatum. Compass-plant. Pilot-weed. Polar-plant. Rosin-wood. Turpentine-weed. N. O. Compositae. Tincture of fresh plant.   Clinical.-Asthma. Bladder, catarrh of. Bronchitis. Cancer.   Characteristics.-The leaves of this plant, when they

Silica Marina. Silica maritima. Sea sand. Trituration. [My preparation was taken from the beach, just as it was left by the tide, on a part of the coast many miles

Silica. Silicea terra. Pure Flint. Silex. Silicic anhydride. Silicon dioxide. SiO2. Trituration of pure, precipitated Silica.   Clinical.-Abdomen, distended. Abscess. Acne. Anaemia. Ankles, weak. Anus, fissure of; fistula of. Appetite,

Septicaeminum. Nosode of Septicaemia (Swan). Attenuations made from contents of a septic abscess.   Clinical.-Camp diarrhoea. Dysentery. Typhoid fever.   Characteristics.-Skinner (H. W., xxxv. 246) gave a supply of Septic.

Sepia. Sepia officinalis. Cuttle Fish. N. O. Cephalopoda. Trituration of dried liquid contained in the ink-bag. [I have found a preparation made from the fresh ink-bag, given to me by

Senna. The leaflets of several species of Cassia: C. obovata, Alexandrian Senna, is the principal. N. O. Leguminosae. Trituration or tincture of the dried leaves.   Clinical.-Colic; flatulent, of infants.