Ko. 46. 



£33 



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d€0?7ia means sweet smelling in Greek j the whole 

 plant is scented ; but the smell far from agreeable, 

 being strong and graveolent: many persons^, however, 

 like it and call it pungent, reviving and pleasant: 

 females are sometimes fond of it as well as of Rue or 

 Jitfta graveolenSy although both very graveolenL 



Qualities — Tlie smell and taste are very warm, 

 pungent^ strong, and hardly aromatic, but pleasant or 

 disagreeable according to different personal aifections. 

 The medical principle resides in an essential oil, pos- 

 sessing, eminently the same smell and taste. 



PROPERTIES^Carminative, resolvent, pectoral, 

 diaphoretic, antispasmodic, menagogue,pel]ent, stimu- 

 lant, &c. It is a popular remedy throughout the coun- 

 try for female complaints, suppressed menstru,ations, 

 hysterics, &c. It is chiefly beneficial in obstructed 

 ratamenia, and recent cases of suppressions, given as 

 a sweetened tea, with the pediluvium. P'berle, how- 

 ever, deems its menagogue property problematical, 

 and useful only as a vehicle for other remedies: that 

 he is mistaken, is proved by daily experience. It 

 promotes expectoration in the whooping cough, it al- 

 leviates spasms, pains in the hips, and the spasmodic 

 or dyspeptic symptoms of menstruation. Schoepf 

 mentions it for palpitations, fevers and gout; but it is 

 too stimulant in fevers. A warm cataplasm of the 

 herb is useful in severe pains, and thrilling palpita- 

 tions. Zollickoffer says that it is a valuable medicine 

 in some cases of diarrhea, but which? Some herbalists 

 in the north, employ it extensively for colds, cholics 

 of children, to remove obstruction, warm the stomach 



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