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Linum Catharticum. Linum catharticum. Purging-flax. N. O. Linaceae. Tincture of whole plant.   Clinical.-Amenorrhoea. Bronchitis. Cough. Diarrhoea. Haemorrhoids. Laryngitis. Rheumatism.   Characteristics.-The proving of L. cath. (by Stokes and Galston)

Limulus. Limulus cyclops. L. polyphemus. Polyphemus occidentalis. King-crab. Horse-foot. Sauce-pan. (Coast of North America). N. O. Merostomata, or Poecilopoda of the Crustacea. Triturations of the dried blood.   Clinical.-Apoplexy. Cholera.

Lilium Tigrinum. Tiger Lily. N. O. Liliaceae. Tincture of fresh stalk, leaves, and flowers. (Some of the provings were made with tincture of the pollen alone.)   Clinical.-Angina pectoris. Asthenopia.

Liatris Spicata. Liatris spicata. Dense button-snakeroot. Gay feather. Devil’s bit. Colic root. N. O. Compositae (tribe Cichoraceae). Tincture of powdered fresh root.   Clinical.-Diarrhoea. Dropsy. Renal dropsy. Ulcers.   Characteristics.-Liatris

Levico. An arsenical mineral water of the South Tyrol, containing also Iron and Copper with other elements. Dilutions.   Clinical.-Debility. Skin, diseases of.   Characteristics.-Levico has a high reputation among

Leptandra. Leptandra Virginica. Veronica Virginica. Black Root. Culver’s Physic. Tall Speedwell (U.S.A.). N. O. Scrophulariaceae. Tincture of resinoid Leptandrin. Tincture of fresh root of second year. Trituration of dried root.

Lepidium Bonariense. Lepidium mastruco. N. O. Cruciferae or Brassicaceae. Tincture and trituration of fresh leaves.   Clinical.-Breasts, affections of. Cough. Head, pains in. Heart, affections of. Indigestion. Rheumatism.   Characteristics.-Lep.