The people's physician; designed as a manual of medicine, expressly for the use of families and individuals ..To which is added a list of synonyms of many common medical plants . in swellings and foul ulcers attended withirritation or inflammation. LADYS SLIPPER.—{Cyprijpedium Jcumile.){PrOjpeities.)—Antispasmodic, Nervine, Sedative. Description.—It rises with a number of low, upright, pu-bescent stems, and with two large leaves, which are radical, orproceeding directly from the root, ovate lanceolate, or gradu-ally tapering to a point. The flowers are red or purple, withfour spreading petals—
The people's physician; designed as a manual of medicine, expressly for the use of families and individuals ..To which is added a list of synonyms of many common medical plants . in swellings and foul ulcers attended withirritation or inflammation. LADYS SLIPPER.—{Cyprijpedium Jcumile.){PrOjpeities.)—Antispasmodic, Nervine, Sedative. Description.—It rises with a number of low, upright, pu-bescent stems, and with two large leaves, which are radical, orproceeding directly from the root, ovate lanceolate, or gradu-ally tapering to a point. The flowers are red or purple, withfour spreading petals—the two at the side beiug less in time of flowering is in May and June. Medical Uses.—The difierent species of plants bearing thisname are considered to possess nearly the same medical proper-ties. Its great value consists in its excellent virtues as a ner-vine—not being accompanied by any injurious tendencies—buthaving very beneficial results in cramps or spasms, in allay-ing pain and quieting the nerves, or in imparting rest andrepose. It is useful in nervous fevers, epilepsy, trembling,delirium, and other nervous disorders. The root is the part. Ctpripedium Humile, (Red Ladys-Slippfer.) MATERIA MEDICA. 89 selected for medical purposes, and may be prepared by way ofinfusion. It should be gathered in the spring before the topsbegin to grow much, or in the fall, after they begin to digging they should be carefully separated, washed clean,and dried in the sun or in a dry, airy room. When fully drythey should be packed away for use. The yellow Ladys Slip-per is called American valerian. ^T>YR.—{Lavandula spica.) {Properties.)—Akomatic, Cakminative, Nekvine, Stimu-lant, Tonic. Description.—The stem of this plant is two feet or more inhight, spreading into many square, slim, pubescent branches,and set with opposite, narrow, sea-green leaves, without foot-stalks. It produces small, blue, labiate flowers, arranged inthe form of termina
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