Iris Florentina, L., and Iris Germanica, L.

Natural order , Iridaceæ.

Common names , White flag, Orris root; (Fr.), Irisine; (G.), Schwert-lilie. (Orris root is obtained from the above species, and from Iris pallida (all very closely allied botanically) without distinction.)

Authorities.

1 , Dr. Aumont reported to the French Academy of Medicine (1825) the cases of two girls who put a considerable quantity of Orris root into their hair on going to bed; 2 , Amer. J. Med. Sc., 19, 260, 1836, a young lady, aged 18, used the powder on her hair (from Ann. d'Hyg. et de Méd. légale, 1835).

MIND

Delirium, from which she did not fully recover for three months, 20.

HEAD

Giddiness, on waking in the morning, 1.
Violent headache, on waking in the morning, 1.

THROAT

Pain and heat in throat similar to that produced by Cantharides, 1.

STOMACH

Disposition to vomit, 1.

STOOL

Diarrhœa, 1.

URINARY ORGANS

Difficult urination, 1.

NECK

Redness of neck, 1.

GENERAL SYMPTOMS

Convulsions, from which she did not fully recover for three months, 2. [10.]
Complete paralysis of the right side for five hours (in the younger of the two), 1.

SLEEP

A kind of sleepiness, 1.
Uneasy sleep, 1.

IRIS FLORENTINA.