Popular herbal remedies : a handbook / [Potter & Clarke, Ltd].

  • Potter & Clarke.
Date:
[1900?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Popular herbal remedies : a handbook / [Potter & Clarke, Ltd]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    When you see the WINGED LION you know you have the best. 48a. MARSHMALLOW ROOT (Altlicea officinalis). Mucilaginous, demulcent, diuretic. I* excellent to bring away gravel, a gentle aperient and good for whooping cough. 49. MEADOWSWEET HERB (Spirea alba). Sub-tonic, astringent. Used in diarrhoea, infantile stomach disorders, and as a Spring and Autumn medicine. 90. MOTHERWORT (Leonurus cardiaca). Tonic, anti-spasmodic nervine, emmenagogue. Specially valuable in female weaknesses. Promotes menstruation. It is a tonic in heart disease. 91. MOUNTAIN FLAX HERB (Linum catharticum). Aperient, cathartic. Makes a certain and safe aperient medicine. ~ 82. MOUSEAR HERB (Gnaphalium iilignosum). Sudorific, tonic, expectorant. Princi¬ pally used in cough and lung affections. A specific for whooping cough. S3. MUGWORT HERB (Artemesia vulgaris). Anti-bilious, tonic, emmenagogue. Induce* perspiration, promotes the menses and acts on the urinary organs. 84. MULLEIN HERB (Verbascum thapsus). Demulcent, astringent, pectoral. Highly esteemed as a remedy for consumption and pulmonary diseases in general. 85. NETTLES (Urtica dioica). Astringent, tonic, diuretic. Useful in internal bleedings and stomach and bladder complaints. Si. OAK BARK (Quercus alba). Astringent, tonic, antiseptic. Makes a good cleansing gargle in sore and putrid throat. Useful in diarrhoea. 57. PARSLEY PIERT or BREAKSTONE (Alcheniilla arvensis). Diuretic. Dargely pre¬ scribed for gravel, stone, and all kidney and bladder affections. 58. PELLITORY HERB (Parietaria officinalis). Diuretic, expectorant. Very efficacious in diseases of the urinary organs, stone, gravel, &c. 93. PENNYROYAL HERB (Mentha pulegium). Diaphoretic, stimulant, emmenagogue. Used for fever, measles, female irregularities, whooping cough, &e. 90. PEPPERMINT (Mentha pipeHta). Stimulant, carminative, anti-spasmodic. For flatulency, wind, colic, and as an infant’s cordial. 80a. PILEWORT (Ranunculus bulbosus). Recommended especially for piles. The decoc¬ tion should be drunk freely, at the same time applying Witch Hazel Ointment t# the parts affected. 81. POPULAR BARK (Populus tremuloides). Tonic, diuretic. Used in place of Peruvian Bark in all cases of debility, indigestion, faintness, &c. •2. QUASSIA WOOD (Picroena excelsa). A pure tonic. Used in dyspepsia, fevers, &c. 88. RASPBERRY LEAVES (Rubus strigosus). Mild, astringent and stimulant. Make* a useful gargle for sore mouths, &c. Good in stomach disorders of children, and excellent medicine for females before and during confinement. 94. RED or WATER DOCK ROOT (Rumex aquaticus). Deobstruent, detergent. Make* * good cleansing lotion for cancerous and diseased surfaces. Internally for the blood. 65. RED SAGE HERB (Salvia officinalis). Diaphoretic, astringent, tonic. Makes an excellent gargle in sore throat, ulcerated mouth, &c. Good for cold, fevers, &c. §6. ROSEMARY (Rosmarinus officinalis). Astringent, stimulant, anti-spasmodic Makes an excellent hair wash. Useful in canker, all nervous disorders and female complaints. 97. RUE (Riita graveolens). Stimulant, anti-spasmodic, emmenagogue. Chiefly used lor suppressed menses, hysteria and amenorrhoea. Also good for worms. 88. SANICLE HERB (Sanicula Europea). Nervine, astringent, alterative, t! sed in con¬ sumption, inflammation of bronchial passages, bleeding of lungs, and bladder affections. “ SLACK’S 1/3 HERBAL” gives full particulars of the treatment of Disease by Herbal Remedies.