hepatic lobule

Some children will rub the lobule of the ear, others will suck their fingers, or will stimulate their mouths in other ways.

It is the hepatic aloes of most continental writers, and said to be the of Dioscorides.

It is weaker than Barbadoes or even hepatic aloes, and is more apt to gripe, &c., than the latter.

It is obtained from the same plant as produces genuine hepatic aloes.