Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . u-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 persp
Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . u-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-ployed in plasters for sciatica. Peruvian Bark is the bark of the cinchona tree, which is foundmostly in South America. There are two varieties, red and yel-low. It yields the most valuable drug we have for chills andfever. It has been found especially valuable for malaria, andmay be given in the form of the alcoholic tincture or else theproductive extract called quinine. The sulphate of quinineshould be given in five-grain doses every four Black Hellebore HEMLOCK—PERUVIAN BARK —NIGHTSHADE —GLYCERINE 1175
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