Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . used for the same purpose, administered by the mouth. Golden-seal.—This herb growsmostly along the banks of riversand in shady woods and deepvalleys. Its root forms a tonicand at the same time a laxative,which makes it very appropriatein dyspeptic disorders. It is em-ployed chiefly in bitter tonics. Hoffmanns Anodyne is a pop-ular name for both spirit of etherand compound spirit of former is a mixture of al-cohol and ether, the latter con-tains in additi
Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . used for the same purpose, administered by the mouth. Golden-seal.—This herb growsmostly along the banks of riversand in shady woods and deepvalleys. Its root forms a tonicand at the same time a laxative,which makes it very appropriatein dyspeptic disorders. It is em-ployed chiefly in bitter tonics. Hoffmanns Anodyne is a pop-ular name for both spirit of etherand compound spirit of former is a mixture of al-cohol and ether, the latter con-tains in addition oil of are used to relieve pain andspasm, the chief part of their ac-tion being due to the ether theycontain. The dose is a teaspoon-ful taken in cold water. Holocaine is a substance alliedto phenacetine and possessed ofan action somewhat similar tothat of cocaine. Homatropine is an artificial al-kaloid prepared from sole use is to dilate the pupil of the eye in ophthalmic work,when it is desirable to examine the eye carefully without im-pairing the vision for any length of time. It is preferred to. Goiden-seal 1174 MATERIA MEDICA atropine, because, while the effect caused by the latter will per-sist for several days, the inconvenience which is caused by theuse of homatropine lasts little more than one day. Hellebore. —This is occasion-ally found amongthe mountains ofthe United States,but most of itcomes from Eu-rope. The plantblooms late in thefall and has pur-ple flowers. It hasbeen recommend-ed as an altera-tive or tonic, butit has a definiteaction in startinga case of ob-structed root is boiledwith water andstrained for —Thistree grows plenti-fully throughoutthe northern partof the United States. A decoction of its bark and leaves makesan excellent astringent wash for falling of the bowel and has been used in rheumatism to induce perspiration. The oilis used externally to relieve muscular pains, and has been em-
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