s from ten to sixteen feet in and resembles 
i. suly taugh Jetger: The bark is fall of 
ape is a po and sialagogue, carinine 
_ and detergent. thas a hot acrid taste, and when chewed in small y 
quantity powerfully promotes the flow of saliva. It is used in hid | ss 
Way to relieve the toothach. A decoction of the bark i ais used with — 
" , feat success as an internal remedy, and also as a wash for foul ul- _ 
_ cers, and sore throats, which it pee? cleanses and disposes to 
healthy granulations. “In the venereal sore ‘ % 
efficient. ‘The powdered bark is mixed with: : 
ulcers. : oe 
with the same, is one of the fiost sure retieiee mer the nehrolas : 
rheumatism yet discovered. It may be given alone or in combii a= 
tion with sarsaparilla, or other alteratives. Exhibited in the same — 
_ form, it is perhaps equal, if not superior, to any other article yer ts. 
2 covered, in eradicating syphilis, and relieving the rheumatic 
consequent upon the use of mercury. Asa general remedy, it may 
__ be employed with decided benefit in all the forms of me here, 
_ disease, and especially where. one! B en. | 
tered. ‘The fresh juice exp s, affor rd “ 
relief in the disease termed, dry bellyack: - ‘This important fact was 
discovered in the West Indies, by watching a female slave, who col 
lected the root in the woods and gave two spoonsful of its juice to a 
o suffering under that colic, at an interval of two hours. - Such 
a dose occasioned a profound, but composed sleep of twelve hours; 
when all sense of pain and other distressing symptoms had vanished: 
the cure was completed by giving an infusion of such expressed roots 
‘in water, by way of diet drink. Dr. Henry of Jamaica, has given 
experience of the success of xanthoxylum in curing epilepsy, 
ulcers, fevers, dry bellyach, &c. He says the juice of the wood, 
When preserved i in rum, and administered in doses not exceeding a 
hig glassful, has effectually removed the most obstinate epileptie 
- Hor internal use, boil two ounces of the bark, with two ounces of 
a, in four quarts of water down to two ; strain it, and give 
apinttwice aday. This bark possesses such power that 
Tory Waep, on Cananian Burr. 
“s herb known by this name in many parts of the country, gri 
fom one to two feet high; top branched ; leaves resembling m 
but smaller; flowers of a red or pink color, and seed con 
a burr, which fastens upon clothes, or upon the hair of animals, 
ith great pertinacity. It is found in the richest soil, and 
apidity, much to the annoyance of the farmer. 
weed may be rendered useful for many pi 
soiiiae are an SMe, application: re 
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