Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . ffect, it is auseful application to relaxed mucous membranes; it is employed,for instance, in lozenges when the throat is relaxed, or appliedin ointment for piles. Glycerine of tannin is also a convenient method of applying this substance asan astringent, by painting, to the is also used to check diarrhea, ad-ministered either in the form of somevegetable astringent infusion, or in achemical combination which is not de-stroyed in the stomach, such as tan
Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . ffect, it is auseful application to relaxed mucous membranes; it is employed,for instance, in lozenges when the throat is relaxed, or appliedin ointment for piles. Glycerine of tannin is also a convenient method of applying this substance asan astringent, by painting, to the is also used to check diarrhea, ad-ministered either in the form of somevegetable astringent infusion, or in achemical combination which is not de-stroyed in the stomach, such as tan-nalbin, tannigen, or tanocol. As tannin neutralizes many poison-ous alkaloids, it is often administeredas an antidote to vegetable poisons. In addition to lozenges, supposito-ries, ointments, and glycerine of tannicacid, many vegetable astringents owetheir usefulness to the tannin they con-tain, as, for example, catechu, kino, andrhatany. Solomons-seal.—This herb is found all over the United States, along meadows and mountainsides. The stalk stands about seven inches high; Soiomons-seai the flowers are in umbels, with dark. TANNIN —CAMOMILE—EUCALYPTUS 1221 green leaves which hang on the sides of the stalks, producing redberries. The properties of the plant are astringent, and the mucilageof the root is good when applied to inflammation and piles. Itis also a valuable remedy for leucorrhea and decreased menstrualflow. Wild Camomile is found all over the United States in openfields. It has a characteristic odor, and blossoms from June toNovember. It has all the properties of camomile, but is weakerand less pleasant to the taste, and is valuable as a stimulantand emetic. The external use in fomentations is proper for whiteswellings, rheumatism, and sprains. It induces perspiration andincreases the action of emetics. Country people esteem it highlyfor promoting perspiration in many incipient complaints. It ismade up as an infusion, and a glassful may be given three orfour ti
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