. The complete herbalist : or the people their own physicians by the use of nature's remedies : describing the great curative properties found in the herbal Materia medica, Vegetable.; Botany, Medical.; Medicinal 64 THE COMPLETE HERBALIST. serviceable as a bitter tonic La dyspepsia and convalescence from feversi When administered in â warm infusion it is remedy for worms, and to restore the menstrual secretion. Dose. â Of the powder, from half a drachm to a drachm ; of the cold" infusion, a teacupful every two or three hours ; of the tincture, a wine- glassfu
. The complete herbalist : or the people their own physicians by the use of nature's remedies : describing the great curative properties found in the herbal Materia medica, Vegetable.; Botany, Medical.; Medicinal 64 THE COMPLETE HERBALIST. serviceable as a bitter tonic La dyspepsia and convalescence from feversi When administered in â warm infusion it is remedy for worms, and to restore the menstrual secretion. Dose. â Of the powder, from half a drachm to a drachm ; of the cold" infusion, a teacupful every two or three hours ; of the tincture, a wine- glassful ; of the extract, from two to six grains. CENTUEY PLANT (Agave Americana). Common Name. South American Medicinal Part. The inspissated juice. Description.âThis plant, which is also sometimes called the Century Plant, from an erroneous idea that it blossoms but once in a hundred years, is the largest of all herbaceous plants. It is an evergreen, and does not blossom often. Uistory. âIt flourishes in the warmer latitudes of South America, where its juice is expressed by the natives and allowed to ferment. In this condition it is called pulque, and is used as an exhilarating bever- age. The natives can drink large quantities of this liquor without get- ting very much intoxicated; but it is very severe upon those who are not accustomed to it. Properties and Uses.âThe fresh juice is used by the South Americans to regulate the action of the bowels and kidneys, and is considered very valuable for dyspepsia and diseases of the bladder. The South Ameri- can women use the juice and the decoction to promote menstruation. I can say of my own knowledge that, in proper combination, it is a superior anti-syphilitic, and that in scorbutic affections it is without many superiors. The dose is from half a fluid ounce to two ounces, three times a day. The Agave Virginica, or False Aloe, is not to be confounded with this, as that plant is a laxative and Chamomile. CHAMOMILE (An
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