The people's physician; designed as a manual of medicine, expressly for the use of families and individuals ..To which is added a list of synonyms of many common medical plants . ^ The fresh roots bruised and ap-plied, and an infusion taken at the same time, remove severepains of the head, arrest catarrhal defluxions; and the infusionemployed as an eye-water helps dimness of sight. Dose.—In powder, a tea spoonful of the pulverized root,three times a day or Verbena IIastata, (Blue Vervain.) MATEEIA MEDICA. 161 YEBYAm.—iVerhena hastata)Properties.—Antibilious, Sudorific, Tonic. Medical
The people's physician; designed as a manual of medicine, expressly for the use of families and individuals ..To which is added a list of synonyms of many common medical plants . ^ The fresh roots bruised and ap-plied, and an infusion taken at the same time, remove severepains of the head, arrest catarrhal defluxions; and the infusionemployed as an eye-water helps dimness of sight. Dose.—In powder, a tea spoonful of the pulverized root,three times a day or Verbena IIastata, (Blue Vervain.) MATEEIA MEDICA. 161 YEBYAm.—iVerhena hastata)Properties.—Antibilious, Sudorific, Tonic. Medical Uses.—Yervain or Yervine is a common plant,growing by field sides, or in waste places. It rises about twofeet in hight, and bears white, or pnrpli&h flowers. An in-fusion of the leaves is of much service in jaundice, nephriticdisorders, severe pains, worms-, colds, coughs, s-hortness ofbreath, asthmatic affections, or diseases of the lungs, stomach,liver, and spleen. It may be used to advantage with somehoney for canker in the mouth and ulcers generally—like-wise as an application to the forehead and temples; with theoil of roses^ it affords relief in inveterate headache and deli-rium. Persons troubled with piles will derive benefit froman ointment made of lard and Yervain. A strong infusionof the plant taken freely has been employed with success inintermittent and remittent fevers. YIOLET.—(F^oZ^ odorata.){Properties.)—Demulcent, Emollient,
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