434. Ligustrum.—Privet.

Botanical name: 
Ligustrum vulgare

434. LIGUSTRUM.—PRIVET. The leaves of Ligus'trum vulga're Linné, a shrub growing wild in the United States and Europe. Astringent; the decoction is used in sore throat, ulcerations of the mouth, stomach, and intestines.

A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, 1917, was written by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M.