The American practice condensed, or The family physician : being the scientific system of medicine ... . and Africa. Inthose countries it is said to be perennial; but in our country and inEurope, where it flourishes well, it is an annual plant- Properties.—The castor oil is a very mild cathartic, unloading theoowels of their contents, without occasioning any intestinal irritation,which renders it very useful in bowel complaints, by its oleaginousparticles lubricating the inflamed mucous surface of the intestines. Itis also serviceable in colics and in strangulated hernia. It is excellentin inf


The American practice condensed, or The family physician : being the scientific system of medicine ... . and Africa. Inthose countries it is said to be perennial; but in our country and inEurope, where it flourishes well, it is an annual plant- Properties.—The castor oil is a very mild cathartic, unloading theoowels of their contents, without occasioning any intestinal irritation,which renders it very useful in bowel complaints, by its oleaginousparticles lubricating the inflamed mucous surface of the intestines. Itis also serviceable in colics and in strangulated hernia. It is excellentin inflammation of the stomach and bowels, and in all diseases where anunirritating, emollient purgative is required. Employment.—The dose of this oil is from half an ounce to oneounce, or a table-spoonful poured on peppermint water or in boiledmilk, which, in a measure, disguises it. No 86. Yellow Dock. (Rumex Crispus.) The Names—Yellow Docx, Garden —Plant perennial, indigenous to Europe, and naturalized in COCi O PT Q a w at W Oo3 3 c 3 CO >< o3 ooX4 3o ?T3.


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