363. Cactus grandiflorus, N.F.—Night-blooming cereus.
Botanical name:
363. CACTUS GRANDIFLORUS, N.F. Linné.—NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS. Habitat: Tropical America; cultivated as an ornamental herb. The fleshy, hexagonal flowering branches are used in the fresh state. Sedative and diuretic; useful in diseases of the heart when there is an irregularity of action. The tincture and fluidextract have of recent years been growing in popularity, but the supply of the drug seems difficult to obtain, and for this reason, partly, the drug is not official. Dose: 5 gr. (0.3 Gm.).
