The American practice condensed, or The family physician : being the scientific system of medicine ... . alterative syrup. It is administered, in the form of decoction, insalt rheum, herpes, ulcers, and rheumatism, and in all diseases of the recommends the use of this article in dropsy where more activearticles cannot be used, having known it to succeed in two dropsical caseswhere other powerful medicines had been ineffectually used. The leaves, applied to the feet and forehead, are useful in febrile diseases EMPLOYMENT.—The root or seeds may oe given in the form of a decoc-tion
The American practice condensed, or The family physician : being the scientific system of medicine ... . alterative syrup. It is administered, in the form of decoction, insalt rheum, herpes, ulcers, and rheumatism, and in all diseases of the recommends the use of this article in dropsy where more activearticles cannot be used, having known it to succeed in two dropsical caseswhere other powerful medicines had been ineffectually used. The leaves, applied to the feet and forehead, are useful in febrile diseases EMPLOYMENT.—The root or seeds may oe given in the form of a decoc-tion or infusion, which is made by boiling two ounces of the fresh root inthree pints of water to two; which, when intended as a diuretic, should bedrank in the course of two days. The root enters into a medical beer,which is good to purify the blood; also the alterative syrup. No. 8. Asarabacca. (Asarum Canadense.) .Common Asarabacca, Wild Ginger, Indian GingerC dv ake-root, Heart Snake-root, —This is an humble, stemless plant; the flowers are nearly H c c 3 H?5. 3 o 3 3 u O o 33 c3
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