Iris Florentina

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.