The principles and practice of the botanic system of medicine : a guide to the understanding of the nature of disease, its prevention and cure, by the use of simple, safe, and sanative means / by W. Dale.

  • Dale, W.
Date:
1855
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    Fkostwort Cistus canadensis. Deo. Ast. Ton. Of great value in Scrofulous Affections, as a poultice, and a tea. Garlic Allium sativum. Stim. Exp. Ton. Beneficial in Feeble Digestion, Chronic Catarrh, Asthma, &c. Cr.-Inf., or Syr., or Eaten. Brit. Gardens. Gentian Root Gentiana lutea. Ton. Stom. Ast. Of great celebrity in Dyspepsia, Hysterics, &c. Inf., or Tine. Ginger Root Amomum zingiber. Stim. Car. Stom. Given in Dyspepsia, Flatulent Diseases, Tonic Compounds, &c Cr.-Dec, or Syr., or Chewed. Pulv.-Inf. Jamaica Best. Golden Seal Hydrastis canadensis. Ton. A-bil. Stom. An excellent tonic and corrective of Bile and Bilious Habits; a good wash for sores. Pulv.-Ihf. or Sub. Amer. Gold Thread Coptis trifolia. Stom. Ton. Ast. Excellent to restore the appetite and strength after Fevers. Cr. or Pulv.-Inf. Amer. Gardens. Goosefoot, (Wormseed) Chenopodium anihelminticum. Ver. Ton. Very successful in expelling Seat Worms. Cr. or Pulv.-Inf. Brit. Goose Grass—(See Clivers.) Called also Airiff and Stickdback. Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea. Ast. Dm. Ton. Good for Coughs and Internal Ulcers, and for Purifying the Blood. Cr. or Pulv.-Inf. Brit. Common. Guaiacum Chips Guaiacum officinalis. Stim. Dia. Det. Strengthens the Stomach and cleanses the Blood. Gum. Tine, and Dec. Hemlock Spruce Fir, Bark Pinus canadensis. Ast. Ton. Din. Good for Diseases of the Bladder and Kidneys, and as a wash for old Ulcers. Cr.-Dec. Pulv.-Inf. and Sub., also Ess. Oil. Amer. Hollyhock Flowers Althea rosea. Ast. Dem. Useful in all cases where a Demulcent is requisite. In Conserve or Cr.-Dec. Pulv.-Sub. Brit. Gardens. Horehound Marrubium vulgare. Exp. Stim. Ton. A well-known remedy for Coughs, highly serviceable in Asthma. Cr.-Dec. Pulv.-Inf. Tine, or Syr. Brit. Gardens. Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis. Exp. Ceph. Relax. Used in Humoral Asthma, Coughs, Headache, &c. Dec. or Inf. Brit. Iceland Moss Lichen Icelandicus. Dem. Ton. Ast. Used as medicine and diet in Consumption : Elm is better. Juniper Berries Juniperus communis. Diu. Car. Stim. The infusion excellent for Dropsies. Cr. or Pulv. Life Everlasting Gnaphaleum polycephalum. Stom. Sud. Ast. Excellent in Quinsey, Weak Lungs, Consumption, and Fluor Albus. Cr.-Dec. Amer.