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antilithick, ies less so en the uva ursi.” The wane Deeny 
enhance its value as a wiih diese’ use rot the’ in in- 
termittents and other similar affections. Dr. Mitchell el tes some 
cases of its success in these fevers. In one of them the ‘diuretic 
operation was noticed. eed am ieee was pet 2G ap increased 
in quantity, was of a dark or black colour. T 
fact, though imemailicalil | co 
similar colour being sanadis us the uva ursi. 
strong and warm decoction of the Pippsissewa, in ‘theutnatiam and 
fever. Its use in the first disease has led to one of its English 
names, | rheumatism-weed. They employ the whole plant, and the 
cnet iectilcendiee large quantities. ‘It is probable that the met 
they find in this mode of employing: the plant, i is owing to the perspi-. 
ration induced by it. Professor Barton says he has been “ assured 
g00 2 anes that it was very extensively employed, and with 
t in m precast easiness SS the: Pace 
sitions of « cane )-fever, prey 
carried off great numbers of them, during ; 
ary ini A decoction of the plant, he tells us, was ati and he 
‘opinion that it did good by exciting copious per on. 
Pippsisewa i isa ese prea and the bruised :—- ore si 
"+ Barton’s Colledons towards an Bessy on the Materia Medica—Sd ed. part2. p. 31. Ps 
vou. 1. 4 ; : 
