PART FIRST. 



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DIRECTIONS FOR TREPARIXr. AXD USING 



VEGETABLE MEDICINES. 



NUaiBER O.NE-EMETIC IlpmiJ. 



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To cleanse the Stomachy oter-power the Coldj end promofe 



a free perspiration. 



This herb may be prepared for use iu three dif- 

 ferent ways, namely; 1st. The powdered leavei* 

 and pods. 2d. A tincture made from the green 

 herb with spirits. 3d. The seeds reduced to a 

 fine powder and compounded withNos. 2 and 6. 



1st, preparation 



After the leaves and pods 



are separated from the stalks, pound or grind 

 them iu a mortar to a fine powder, sift it through 

 a fine sieve^ and preserve it from the air. This 

 is the most common preparation, and may be giv- 

 en iu many ditlerent vvays, either by itself ov 

 compounded with other articles. For a com 

 raon do«:p, take a tea spoonful of this pow<ler 



with the same quantity 



of sugar, in 



a tea-cup 



half full of warm water: or a tea of No. 3, may 

 be used instead of the water; lo be, taken two 

 or three times, at intervals of Im or filtttn mia 

 iites. Eor young children, strain off the rKjUov 

 and give a part as circumstances may require. 

 Tiiere is but one way in which this herb can he 

 prepared that it will refuse its services, and that is 



when boiled or scalded? it is therefore 'mpoitant 



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