— sogmemsc and often 
, and pectoral. It acts like 
hubarb, or seammony, at a larger a when given in sub- 
' the extract from the fresh root is more efficient, and is 
ic in a dose of ten or twelve grains. It is ofte | us 
by As a diuretic it is useful in gravel, stranguary, | 
dropsy, &c.; it enables to evacuate small sie substances, and 
may be taken in substance or decoction. Asa pectoral, it has been — 
used for consumptive coughs, and asthma: a syrup is made of it 
with skunk cabbage is used for that purpose. 
~ It is asserted that the Indians can handle rattlesnakes with impu- — 
, after wetting their hands with the milky juice of this root. It 
\ peacollveted at the pa of summer, and if to be dried, ought to | 
ee sut in 
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Manna. Frarinus Ornus. ‘The concrete juice of manna ash. 
Manna is obtained from a species of ash, and 3 is principally collect= 
ed in Sicily. The best manna is imported i in oblong, light, friable 
flakes, or pieces of a whitish or pale yellow shade, and somewhat 
fransparent. The inferior sorts are moist, ufictuous, and of a darker i 
color. ; % 
Manna is a mild and agreeable laxative, which may be. safely ad-” = 2 
_ ministered to children, and the aged, though in some constitutions it 
— is apt to induce flatulence ; but this may be remedied by the addition _ 
of aromatics. — The dose for children is according to their age, fon 
one to three drachms, and for adults, ‘one ounce, or one and a half, _ 
Manna is also a useful demulcent, and promotes ee ae as 
Matiows. Malva Selocatrin The leaves and 
S Goiamon, low, running mallows, is an annual plate; proving set | 
houses, in foot paths, among rubbish, and by the side of roads. itis = 
known by its bearing little cheeses, as they are called. 
__ The whole plant abounds with mucilage, and is very useful, in i 
eoction, for dysentery, urinary complaints, &c. It is often used in 
emollient cataplasms, clysters and fomentations. 
“Mansa Maurows. Althea Oficinalis. ‘The root and leaves. 
ne _ The marsh mallow is a perennial, indigenous plant, growing . 
salt marshes, and on the banks of rivers. — 
Every part of the marsh mallow, and especially the root, upon b 
ad yields a copious mucilage ; on account of which it is frequ 
