. ulcers, matio: s, and some eutancous eruptions. 
Ss late ieabes applied to the parts, promote cicatri: 
anulations in the worst ulcers, and afford speedy velie? in pile 
is said that the leaves applied to the head, produce 5? 
dreams. ° The plant may be gathered for use at any time, but is best 
when in blossom. All parts of the plants are efficient; bat the s eds 
eferable in some instances. cai 
arations are made for internal use, as the pow 
, extract, decoction, juice, and tincture. or external use, an 
0 ent is made by simmering one pound of the fresh leaves in three 
tse of lard. The doses for internal use are, begin» ma 
viz. one grain of the powdered leaves or ex ne q 
grain of ‘extract from the seeds, and fifteen to twenty 
tincture. One pound of the ead affords two ounces of extract, 
one poun of the leaves, three ounces. os 
Succory. Chicoreum. The herb. 
The wild succory has many long leaves, lying on the groun with 
‘torn edges, and ending in a point. The stem rises from 
the middle of the leaf, is hard, round, sj 
set with smaller leaves and_ ‘divided at 
flowers, which are similar to those that grow in gardens 
plant is_ exceedingly | bitter, and much stronger th 
kind. It grows wild about old ruins, and 
It is laxative, aperient, attenuant, detergent 
The juice expressed from the plant has been found bene 
structions of the viscera, jaundice, cachexia, hectic : 
chondriac affections, cutaneous affections, cutaneous eruptions de- 
bility of the bowels, ‘and other chronic disorders. 
Suen Sumacu. Rhus Glabrum. The bets and bark of the 
There are two kinds of the common upland sumach, one known as 
the narrow-leaved sumach, the other.as the Pennsylvania sumach, — 
The latter is smooth, and rises to. the height of ten or fifteen feet” 
Fhe leaves are feathered, sawed, lanced, naked on both sides, and 
to a beautiful redin autumn. The ‘seeds are in large bunches, 
arranged like the flowers, are red, and covered with a white powder, 
of an agreeable acid taste. : 
The two species above mentioned, are considerably paring cate es 
: infusion of the berries sweetened with honey, is sometimes used 
as agargle in sore throats, and for cleansing the mouth it in. —- tric 
The bark of the root is considered a very great antiseptic ; 
“Of poultices for old ulcers, it is hardly equalled by any ; in 
Took sono. fever and scrofula. It is said to be efficacious” 
al, combined with the bark of slippery elm and 
ot , and taken freely. at pat aie Bee 
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