ns and French settlers in Louisiana. A fine fragran visit? ey 
be made with the flowers and leaves, which is a mild laxaw 
is the bark ofthe root. A decoc' 
time, 
Lis 
of it cures intermittent fevers, acting on the bowels at the same 
and ig useful in relaxed bowels, &. : 
__ Winter green is stimulant, anodyne, astringent, emmenagogue, 
antispasmodic, diaphoretic, milky and cordial; and a popular reme- 
dy in many parts of the country. It is generally used as a tea, but the 
essence and oil possess eminently all the properties, and are kept in 
the shops. The tea is used as a palliative in asthma, to restore 
strength, promote menstruation, also in cases of debility, in the se- . 
condary stage of diarrhcea, and to promote the secretion of milk in 
the breast ; it is a very agreeable and refreshing beverage. The oil re- 
lieves the toothach, or allays the painof carious teeth. The Indians 
make great use of this plant as a stimulant, restorative, cordial; &c. 
It is injurious in fever. The oil is used as a disguise to many of the 
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at 
Wircu Hazre. 
-Ashrub from six to ten feet high, with irregular, crooked and 
knotty branches ; bark smooth, grey, with brown dots ; leaves large, 
smooth, alternate, petiolate, end obtuse, nerves prominent. Flowers 
on short stems, clustered three to five together, in several places 
along the branches, yellow ; fruit similar to a-thazlenut. It is com- 
mon on hills and mountains, and on the stony banks of streams, 
roughout the United States. 
_ Itis asedative, antiseptic, astringent, tonic, discutient, &c. The 
ndians value this shrub highly, and it is much used by botanic phy- 
sicians- ‘The bark affords an excellent topical application for pain- 
ful tumors and piles, external inflammations, sore and inflamed eyes; 
and also a wash for foul sores, corroded surfaces, sore mouth, & 
cataplasm, poultice or wash. A tea is made of the leaves, and em- 
ployed for many purposes, in bowel complaints, pains in the sides, 
- menstrual effusions, bleeding at the stomach,-&c. In the last case; 
_ the chewed leaves, decoction of the bark, or tea of the leaves, are all. 
ployed with great advantage. A strong infusiom is given imin~ 
ip- 
Hamamelis Virginiana. The bark and leaves. — 
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