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_ ague by sweating with this root. The Yellow fever has been speedi- 
yore by it, the bile having been first evacuated by an emetic. 
omen, in order to promote the menses, may bathe their feet in 
warm water, sitting ten or fifteen minutes oyer the steam of penny-— 
royal every night, and drink half a pint of the black snake root tea, 
_ with a wine glass of rum in it, at bed time. This must be done once 
or twice before the full or change of the moon: rs ae 
his root is said to cure the bite of a snake, by chewing and swal- 
lowing the root, and applying it to the bite as a poultice, chewed or 
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Burssep Tuistize. Carduus Benedicius. The ia = 
This thistle is an annual exotic plant, cultivated in gardens. ~~ 
_ The virtues of this plant, says Dr. Duncan, seem to be but little 
‘own in the present practice. A strong infusion, made in cold or 
warm water, if drank freely, and the patient kept warm, occusions 
® plentiful sweat, and promotes the secretions in general, The - 
Nauseows decoction is sometimes used to promote vomiting, anda _ 
strong infusion, to promote the operation of other emetics. Excel- 
lent effects have been frequently experienced from a slight infusion 
of the thistle, in loss of appetite, where the stomach has been injured — 
by irregularities. 
Bioop Roor. Sanguinaria Canadensis. The root. 
This plant rises early in the spring about six or eight inches high, 
with large scalloped leaves, somewhat resembling white-oak leaves, 
and a small white flower ; root about the size of the little finger, blood 
red, and fibrous. It grows in low grounds, among rocks, in meadows, 
or in the woods near meadows. There js but one leaf to a stalk. 
The root is a powerful emetic, cathartic, emmienagogue, pectora 
and sudorific. The powdered root, in doses of fifteen or twenty grains 
is powerfully emetic, and operates very quick. Ina spiritonstineture, — 
however, it is given with better effect: two pounds of the dry rooh 
or four of the green, may be infused in a gallon of fourth proof spi ey 
tll the strength is extracted. The dose for an adult of this streagh, — 
may be about two thirds of a table spoonful, and repeated every 1B 
minutes till it vomits, though it seldom requires repetition. This 8 
one of the best emetics for children, in croup, and other obstructions 
from phlegm, that I have ever administered. It operates beautifully, 
Quick, and effectually, and is nowise dangerous, for when it reaches 
the proper quantity it is certain to come up. ie PREC 
: It is beneficial in the cure of rheumatism, jaundice, and begin 
ming consumptions, and is a good deobstruent and stimulant 10. ne 
solids. For these purposes, it may be prepared by infusing ™ 6 
ounces of blood root and the same quantity of unicorn root 1p ‘tl 
quarts of Jamaica spirits. ‘The patient may take a wine pe i 
twice or thrice a day, in jaundice, and chronic rheumatis > 
would be well to begin on half a wine glass, and increase acc 
to its effects. One grain of the root, or ten drops of the. 
