An improved system of botanic medicine : founded upon correct physiological principles : comprising a complete treatise on the practice of medicine with a copious materia medica . s of remedies. The root is a hydragogue and antibiliouscathartic, useful in fevers and dropsical diseases. The powder ofthe root, the alcoholic extract, and the resinoid principle commonlycalled Podophyllin, are the preparations most commonly dose of the two last is about three grains ; that of the powderis about ten grains. POPULUS TREMULOIDES — QuakingAspen. The Aspen Poplar bark furnishesone of our pu
An improved system of botanic medicine : founded upon correct physiological principles : comprising a complete treatise on the practice of medicine with a copious materia medica . s of remedies. The root is a hydragogue and antibiliouscathartic, useful in fevers and dropsical diseases. The powder ofthe root, the alcoholic extract, and the resinoid principle commonlycalled Podophyllin, are the preparations most commonly dose of the two last is about three grains ; that of the powderis about ten grains. POPULUS TREMULOIDES — QuakingAspen. The Aspen Poplar bark furnishesone of our purest and finest tonics, useful inall cases of debility. ANTHEMIS — Chammomile. There aretwo species of this plant—the commongarden Chammomile, and the Anthemis Co-tula or wild Chammomile, or Dog Fennel,commonly called Mayweed. The flowersand leaves of both these are nervine tonicand emmenagogue, useful in painful men-struation and parturition. They are em-ployed in the form of an infusion. TANACETUM VULGARE — double tansy is an aromatic bitter tonic,nervine and emmenagogue. The infusionof the leaves is employed in painful men-struation and parturition. 12. Quaking Aspen. 178 APPENDIX.
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