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ROOTS, HERBS, AND FLOWERS. -39 > 
BLUE FLAG, [Iris Versicolor,|—Employed in Colic, Pains, 
Flatulency, and Debility of the Stomach. __ : 
BETH ROOT, [Trilium Purpureum,]—Beneficial for Bloody 
Urine, Spitting of Blood, Coughs, &e. 
BLUE-BELLS, [Polemonium Reptans,]—Invaluable in Fe- . 
vers, Pleurisy, Consumption, and Liver Affections. 
BALM, MOUNTAIN, [Monarda Didyma] _ 
BALM, RED, [Monarda Didyma,]|—Equal to Chamomile in 
Intermittents and protracted illness. 
BITTER ROOT. [Apocynum isuidvcocsbiibslbinAT = tiped. 40 in 
Fevers, Liver Complaints, Rheumatism, and Dropsy. 
BURDOCK. SEEDS, [Arctium Lappa]—A good Diuretic 
for a of Kidneys, &, _ - 4 
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BOXWOOD BARK, [Conus Florida,|—In Devers, both le 
termittents and others, nearly equal to Quinine. 2 
BOXBERRY HERB, [Gaultheria Procumbens,|—A favorite 
in Dropsy, Diarrhoea, and Obstructions. 
BLOOD ROOT, [Sanguinaria Canadensis,|—Useful in Pul- 
monary Affections, and Diseases of Chest and Liver. 
BEE’S NEST LEAVES, [Daucus Carota,]—Usefal i in Gravel 
Diseases of Bladder, and Suppressed Menses, 
BALM, SWEET,. -[Dracocephalum Canariensis, J—This herb 
is employed in Decays, Head-aches, &c. 
BIND WEED, [Convolvulus Panduratus,|—Useful in 
Coughs, Asthma, Debility, and Dropsy, 
BUCKBEAN, [Menyanthes Trifoliata,]—The infusion ea 
__in Scurvy, Herpetic Diseases, and Rheumatism. — 
BULLS FOOT, [Tussilago Farfara,]—Hsteemed i in Coughs, 
Asthma, and Consumption, “ 
BRINTON’S ROOT, [Leptandria Virgnion}—Uoet in 
-Pleurisy, Bilious and Typhus Fevers. 
