The American practice condensed, or The family physician : being the scientific system of medicine ... . ? o p«w oo R H tt o a PQ VEGETABLE MATERIA MEDICA. 675 No. 97. Sage. (Salvia Officinalis!) Common Name.—Garden Sage. Properties.—One author has such a high opinion of this plant, that hethus observes: Why dies the man whose garden sage affords? It i3 asudorific, producing perspiration ; and is a popular remedy for colds, coughs,fevers, &c. We use it principally as a gargle, in apthae and quinsy. No. 98. Balsam of Tolu. (Tohiifera BaUamum.) The Name.—Balsam of Tolu. Description
The American practice condensed, or The family physician : being the scientific system of medicine ... . ? o p«w oo R H tt o a PQ VEGETABLE MATERIA MEDICA. 675 No. 97. Sage. (Salvia Officinalis!) Common Name.—Garden Sage. Properties.—One author has such a high opinion of this plant, that hethus observes: Why dies the man whose garden sage affords? It i3 asudorific, producing perspiration ; and is a popular remedy for colds, coughs,fevers, &c. We use it principally as a gargle, in apthae and quinsy. No. 98. Balsam of Tolu. (Tohiifera BaUamum.) The Name.—Balsam of Tolu. Description.—This tree grows to a great height: the leaves are oval orovate, and stand upon short footstilks; the fruit is a round berry. Locality.—This tree grows in Spanish America. The balsam flowsfrom incisions made in the bark during the hot seasons. Properties.—This is the mildest of all balsams. It is useful in coughs,as an expectorant; and in pyrosis it is likewise beneficial. It enters into thecomposition of the cough drops of our pharmacopoeia. No. 99. Tansy. (Tanacctwm Vvlgare.) The
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