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Hedeojna. Solidago Odora comes nearest to this, 

 by its fragrance ; but is weaker and not so grateful. 

 It relieves nervous headaches and hysterical disor- 

 ders. It is used in Carolina, Kentucky, &c. in fevers 

 to excite perspiration, and suppressed menstruations 

 &c. It is a useful drink in nervous diseases, cholics 

 and indigestion. Externally it is employed like CoU 

 linsonia for bruiser, sprains, &c. but is not so effi- 



• cient. According to Schoepf, it was one of the plants 

 resorted to for curing the bites of snakes j the juice 

 was mixed with milk for this purpose. There are 

 fifty plants in the United States, employed occasion- 

 ally as an antidote for this purpose, which merelj' act 

 as sudorifics The essential oil possesses all the pro- 

 perties of the plant, and a few drops of it are sufficient 



■ to impart them to mixtures. 



Substitutes — Besides the plants mentioned above. 



all the 



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Yarrow, Tansey, Snakeroots, Inula hehnium^ &c. 



