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___ employed in emollient cataplasms, and by way of i 
: ma, ess, ‘ie an aes and ik ‘ise’ in affect 
kidneys and gravelly complaints, it is of eminent service ; as 
_bricwting and relaxing the vessels, it procures a more easy pa 
to the stagnant fluids. It is used with equal advantage externally, 
for softening and maturating hard tumors, and affords relief in di 
cult teething. : aig 
_ Mawsn Rosemary. Statice Limonium. The root, 
_ Also sea lavender, lavender thrift, &c. “This plant 
marshes, along the whole sea coast. It rises about a 
leaves lance-like ; root large, and five or six inches’ | 
sembling a red beet ; flowers blue and very conspicious, on long 
spikes: ' pan Ee 
"The root'is a powerful astringent, and antiseptic ; and is very 
beneficial in gleets, whites, diarrhea, dysentery, and relaxation of 
the womb and parts. A decoction of these is given and used as a 
gargle, with success in cankers and ulcerated sore throats; and the © 
powder sprinkled on any ill-conditioned sore, has a good effe i 
held in high estimation in severe dysenteries, 
throat, accompanying scarlet fever. For th 
taken in decoction, and also used as a gar; 
Operates as a vomit; in a smallér it proves a powerful rant. — 
The decoction should be sweetened with sugar, 
- Marsh rosemary is awyaluable article in the materia medica, and 
is much used as a domestic medicine, for sore throats, &c. in the — 
eastern states. It is one of the most powerful antiseptics known. = 
Wip Marsoram. Origanum Vulgari. The herb. 
= a creeping root under ground, from which shoot up several 
en, aniah. hard sddlice ith small dark green leaves, like — 
ase of Sweet marjoram, but broader. At the top of the stalks stand 
ts of flowers, of a deep purplish color. It grows plentifully in the 
1 oram Gc poieottak daapiurdalé and sudorific, stomachic 
iwogue. It is used in decoction for creating a sweat, 
r down obstructed menses. 6% ie Pek 
im possesses nearly the same properties, and may be 
_ The powder of the herb sweet marjoram, ‘snuffed up the nose, — 
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powerfully provokes sneezing. Oil, commonly known as Origanum 
oil, is made from it, which is warming and relaxing to stiff joints. 
eget 
Maricotps. Célendula Offcinalis. The herb.  — 
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"This is cultivated in gardens, and is sometimes used as a dc 
tic medicine for children. It possesses much the same qualities as 
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