‘BOTANIC PHYSICIAN. 
spoonsful or more, every morning, which will effectually de- 
them. In Gacgieeciied ciseevedt auaraitiant fevers, a wine 
full, with twenty drops of elixir vitriol in it, me pe taken tw 
day on an empty stomach. In fevers, a tea made of two ou 
of th aaniaty ops of centaury, and a handful of balm, in two quai 
a water, may be drank five or six times a day. In order to” 
‘down the menses, pour two quarts of water on two ounces ¢ 
and steep for half an hour ; then strain, and add a pint of rum, - 
a cupful four times a day, together with fomentations, &c. 
LS: - be 
itp Cuexry. Prunus Virginiana. The bark, both of the tree 
= and root. Sits ee 
tree is commonly found in woods and hedges, and beats 
ack cherries. Its fruit is often infused in brandy, 
of its pleasant aromatic flavor. The leaves are 7 pisonous to 
animals, and even the berries intoxicate different kinds of 
the Indians use the bark in the cure of syphilis. = 
irk of the wild cherry tree is powerfully tonic, and has been — 
irequently substituted for the Peruvian bark with great success. It - 
is slightly narcotic, contains a considerable proportion of the Prussic — 
acid, and commonly produces drowsiness in those who take it, The — 
bark of the root is more powerful than that of the trunk. It has : 
been found useful in dyspepsia and in diseases of the lungs. A 
strong decoction of the bark is anthelmintic. Very excellent effects 
have been produced by washing ill conditioned ulcers with a decoc- 
tion of the bark. The bark of the root, in-form of tea, or tincture, 
1s good in jaundice, in agues, and intermittent and bilious fe 
and for female obstructions. 
_ Cicuta.. Conium Maculata. The leaves and ds. 
_ There are two Species, or varieties of this poisonous plant, which — 
are usually compounded together, The first is the hemlock, or true — 
cicuta, known also by the names of snakeweed, death of man, Wa 
parsley, poison root, wild hemlock, children’s bane, &c. — é 
comium maculatum, is commonly known by the names of 
parsley, and spotted parsley ; and inay be distinguished from 
‘Cicuta by its strong smell, similar to cats’ urine, and by its §] 
| ane ’ leaves. This species .is less actively pois 
eicuta, though in warm climates, its strength is 
and this constitutes the principal difference in the s 
operties are similar. 
cicuta grows in wet meadows, pastures and ditches; nea 
ams and swamps, from New England to Georgia and Ohio. 
_ Foot perrennia "white, lo g, of the thickness of i finger, 
_ When it is young a milky-juice, and resembles in form the 
pee” or In the a a ip ieg fe in harvest less 50. _— 
‘Staik 1 am three to six. , hollow, joi d, pu ie oF 
; eye: high, hollow, jointed, purple 
th id bran + eaves smooth, alternate, with petioles 
ing atthe base. Flowers white, in terminal umbels. 
