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last stage of Cancer. They are said to act as antisep- 

 tic and corroborant in bowel complaints. Some phy- 

 sicians consider them as general alterative of the sys- 

 tern- Schoepf mentions the seeds as used in Obstipa- 

 tion. Zollickofferhas used the flowers to relieve the 



pains after parturition. 



Many preparations are made with them j the tinc- 

 ture and extract of hops were formerly most used. 

 Now the pills, syrup, infusion, tincture, extract and 

 ointment of Lupulin are employed. Boiling water 

 and alcohol dissolve the Lupulin. The doses must be 

 small and gradually increased, beginning with one 

 grain of Lupulin, four of the extract, a tea spoonful 

 of the tincture, or two ounces of the infusion. An 

 over dose produces sore throat^^ nausea, purging^ tre- 



Substitutes — ^The mild aromatic tonics and nar- 

 cotics ; but none are similar, nor combine the same 

 number of properties, the Lycopus virginicits alone 

 comes nearest to it. 



Remarks — The malt liquors brewed in the L^nited 

 States, instead of being a wholesome beverage, are 

 often rendered deleterious by the substitution or ad- 

 dition of bitter and narcotic ingredients: the harmless 

 substitutes to Hops are. Liquorice, Wormwood, Quas- 

 sia, Teucrium Virginicunij &c. but Datura Stramo^ 

 nium^ Cocculus, Aloe, &c. that have been added in 

 Pittsburg and elsewhere, are dangerous^ pernicious or 

 useless ingredients. 



