wh i cause’ hi affection may proceed, whether from: 
sblapeetine sctimony, catarch, &c, the cajeput oil has 
; generally been found efficacious in removing it, if dropped on lint, 
beneath the cavity of the tooth, or even around ” 
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of intermittents, as wellas of fevers of the irrregular nervous 
tied, = ypanied with visceral obstructions. The flowers have begs 
id useful in hysterical affections, flatulent or spasmodic colics, and 
sentery. Asimple infusion is frequently taken to excite vomiting 3 
or for promoting the operation of emetics, Externally, they are- 
used for fomentations, in cases of inflammations and acute diseases. 
_ The camomile decoction forms an excellent injection in cases ¢ 
swelled and inflamed womb, or of bearing down, as | have found by 
_ Jong experience in the use of it. ee 
Campnor Tree. Laurus Camphora. The gum. 
‘The Camphor laurel grows in great abundance, and toa very ¢ 
_ giderabl. es in the forests af desea. Camphor is a proxima’ 
principle of vegetables, contained in many plants, especially those 0 
the aromatic kind. The camphor gum commonly used is obtaine 
from this tree, by sublimation. hi 
Pure camphor is colorless, semi-transparent, tenacious, and por 
hat oily to the touch; its smell is strong and fragrant ; i 4 a 
nt and bitter. It.is volatile at every natural tempo boll 
flammabie, scarcely soluble in water, but entirely soluble in oy: 
_ ether and oils. 
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In moderate doses, camphor produces effects similar to thove rs 
_ other narcotics. Its stimulant operation, however, is not consi® bes 
even in a small dose ; and in a Jarge dose it always im” es 
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2 force of the circulation ; induces sleep, and | 
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de » Vertigo, and convulsions, ending in total i 
‘These violent effects of camphor are most effectually cout 
by opium. Ina morbid state of the body, camphor al ye it fuller 
actions. When the pulse is hard and contracted, it renders soli ria 
“and softer. It removes spasms and flitting pains ; and in , 
when opium fails of producing sl Pp, camphor will often s 
_ The most general indication for the ‘use of camphor is 
or oppression of the vital principle of life. It may therefor 
-with advantage, in all febrile diseases of the typhoid kind, € 
