€ ent ; and start oe eM 
i anf stalks, in loose panicles 
’ his plant, mommatirees called 
, that the touch 
occasions itching, i 
are. Seal. and of an herba 
poison wood, as so acrim¢ 
gubbing them on the S 
. eruption. 
The leaves of this shrub have been given in cases ee a ea q 
in doses of half a grain or a grain, three times a day with marked 
‘success. The first symptom of amendment was always an unplea- — 
ing of prickling or twitching in the paralytic limbs; gene- 
perating as a laxative, notwithstanding the torpid state of the 
els of such patients. 
“he spiel tree, or white swamp sass is a still more violom 
Strawserry. Fragaria Vesca. The fruit. 
‘The common strawberry, although chiefly considered as an article 
of food, deserves -a place among medicines. They are diluent, 
erant, subastringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, pectoral, &c. They 
useful in fevers, gravel, gout, scurvy, and consumption. ‘They 
are cooling, promote-perspiration, give relief in diseases of the blad- 
_ der, and kidneys, upon which they act powerfully. It has long been 
“extolled i in. — 
it and phthisic : persons laboring under these chronic. 
ught to eat them frequently when in season, and use at 
‘up. Used moderately, they are certainly a valua- . 
e s; but an excessive dose of either is, how- 
_ ever, liable to produce vomit, or a painful stricture in the bladder, 
with red urine. ley possess also the property of curing chilblains ; 
their water is used in France for that purpose, as a wash. The 
_ plant and leaves have nearly the same properties, are less cooling and — 
more astringent. Both have been employed for sore throat, swelled 
gums, bowel complaints, jaundice, and fevers, in infusion and decoe: 
ton. 
Suan, Rowan SunrLower. Molianthus Divaricatus. Ft og 
seeds, and root. 
a iow plant, not uncommon in the woods and thickets, se 
ing in August and. September. Stem erect, round, smooth, gene- 
* rally covered with a sea green powder. Leaves. opposite, narrow, 
ovate, rounded at the base, tapering to a long point, slightly serrate, 
three- ‘nerved, and very rough. Flowers yellow, in the wild plant but a 
few in number, in the cultivated one, numerous. Branches of the 
Sa either forked or three-parted. It is prertgnials This plant 
has an agreeable and somewhat spicy odor. a ee ee 
