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i ofl ow Scat Rs cae of the stomach and bowels, and | 3 
n diarrhoea, and disorders proceeding from laxity. It an 
e powerfully when administered in substance, than in _ 
e dose for an adult is froma scruple toa drachm. — 
siderably weaker than the powder, and requires 
le the y- In the form of tincture, its principal use is a3 _ 
_ @stomachic and tonic. —— - es ; ' 
oS are other plants growing in the western states, called 
vhich have properties similar to the imported; and there 
ean be no doubt that our climate is congenial to its growth, and con- 
sidering the great value of the medicine, its cultivation ought to be 
attempted. The pie plant is a species of rhubarb. 
osE Wuow. Salix Hides Rosalis. The bark of the root. 
‘his tree is about the size of a small apple tree, and covered with _ 
reenish colored bark, and very red within; the flowers resemble 
ch of roses, from whence it derives its name. It grows near 
s, along the banks of rivers, and on upland meadows: it is 
‘known throughout the United States by the name of red rose willow, 
which distinguishes it from the black willow, or the puss willow, 
which grows in swamps and along the sides of moist meadows. 
_ The bark of rose willow is an excellent tonic and astringent. — It 
very beneficial in strengthening and bracing up weakly women, 
boring under the whites, relaxation, bearing down, &c. ; and like- 
_ Wise in restraining immoderate flowing of the menses, and is used 
__ with considerable benefit in intermittent fevers, for which purpose it 
_.  @mswers all the purposes of Peruvian bark. ; 
for use, one pound of the bark may be boiled to three quarts ; to 
add three pints of port wine, ee four ounces of loaf sugar. 
Do ‘tea cupful three times a day as a tonic, &c. to be continued 
till well. It is equally useful in gleets when the pure decoction may 
be used for injection. 
3 Rosse. The flower leaves. 
___ Roses are principally employed for purposes of perfumery : but 
they are applicable to many purposes of medicine. They are astrin- 
_ Bent and tonic, and beneficial in allaying inflammations, when appli- 
din the form of decoction, fomentation, or poultice. For inflamed 
: vey are excellent. 
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the flowers then 
