Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . certain, but camplior-water is muchused as a heart stimulant and for aflavoring ingredient in medicines. Ex-ternally liniment of camphor and cam-phorated oil (one ounce camphor ineight ounces of olive-oil) are very use-ful in chronic painful conditions. Manypeople wear a small bag containingcamphor during an epidemic, but,though it certainly keeps off fleasand lice, itprobably af-fords noprotectionagainst in-fection. CarawayFruit, gen-erally calledcaraway-seed, is
Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . certain, but camplior-water is muchused as a heart stimulant and for aflavoring ingredient in medicines. Ex-ternally liniment of camphor and cam-phorated oil (one ounce camphor ineight ounces of olive-oil) are very use-ful in chronic painful conditions. Manypeople wear a small bag containingcamphor during an epidemic, but,though it certainly keeps off fleasand lice, itprobably af-fords noprotectionagainst in-fection. CarawayFruit, gen-erally calledcaraway-seed, is used to prepare car-away-water and caraway-oil. A table-spoonful of the former or two drops ofthe latter on sugar is useful for check-ing colic, griping pains in children, andflatulcTice. Camomile.—This herb is found es-pecially abundant in England, but itis cultivated in the United States. Themain action of the drug extracted fromits flowers is as a stimulant. It is rec-ommended for people run down inhealth who are subject to attacks oflung trouble. It is best given in theform of a tea, which should be given hot. Camomile. Copaiba
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