The American practice condensed, or The family physician : being the scientific system of medicine ... . 2 o 3 B o W W co ss* oO E 3O a w «•- N fa s M o ?s « (3 3 o VEGETABLE MATERIA MEDICA. 67? recommended for dropsy, combined with the root of male fern; make a teaand. drink freely. No. 104. Prickly-Ash. (Xanthoxylum Fraxineum.) Bark and Names.—Prickly-ash, Toothache bark. Toothache tree. Locality.—This is a tall shrub, indigenous to the southern states ; andfound plentifully in the middle state;;, in meadows and low moist ground. Properties.—This bark possesses very energetic,
The American practice condensed, or The family physician : being the scientific system of medicine ... . 2 o 3 B o W W co ss* oO E 3O a w «•- N fa s M o ?s « (3 3 o VEGETABLE MATERIA MEDICA. 67? recommended for dropsy, combined with the root of male fern; make a teaand. drink freely. No. 104. Prickly-Ash. (Xanthoxylum Fraxineum.) Bark and Names.—Prickly-ash, Toothache bark. Toothache tree. Locality.—This is a tall shrub, indigenous to the southern states ; andfound plentifully in the middle state;;, in meadows and low moist ground. Properties.—This bark possesses very energetic, stimulant, and dia-phoretic properties, analagous to those of mezereon bark. It is a popularmedicine, often exhibited in practice as a remedy in chronic is said that, by an internal and protracted use, it has, in several instances,produced salivation. We also make use of the bark or berries in chronicrheumatism. No. 105. Pennyroyal. (Hedeoma Pulegioidcs.) The Plant. Common Names.—American Pennyroyal, Thick-weed, Stinking Balm, Squaw Mint. Locality.—Found all over the
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