80 ROOTS, HERBS, AND FLOWERS. 
POPPY LEAVES, [Papaver somniferum,]—Make a very 
good soothing poultice for painful Swellings. 
PUFF-BALL ROOT, [Leontodon taraxacum,]—A favorite 
remedy in diseases of the Liver, Gravel, and Constipa- 
tion. - 
PINE BARK, WHITE, [Pinus strobus,|—Useful in Rheu- 
matism, Consumption, and diseases of the Kidneys. 
PEPPER TURNIP, [Arum tryphyllum,]—Valuable in 
. Coughs, Colds, Cramps, and Consumptive affections. 
PIPSISEWAY, [{Chimaphilla umbellata,]—A tea is used to | 
Purify the Blood. 
PETUNK, [Epigea repens,]—Excellent in Gravel and 
Strangury. 
POPLAR BARK, [Populus siepnindoides)=-Rixaelinaed in Di- 
_ arrhoea, Debility, and Digestive complaints. 
PEPPERMINT, [Mentha piperita,]—Administered in Ner- 
vous affections of the Stomach, Flatulence, and to allay 
Vomiting. 
PINK ROOT, [Spigelia marilandica,]—An efficient remedy 
_ for Worms in Children. 
PEPPERIDGE BUSH BARK, [Berberis vulgaris, }—Usu- 
ally combined with other tonics in Putrid Fevers and 
Dysentery. 
PIPE-PLANT ROOT, [Monotropa aA in. 
Epilepsy and Convulsions of Children. 
PEPPER PODS, CAYENNE, [Capsicum snnaum,)—Mel y 
ica) qualities similar to the bird. 
PEPPER PODS, BIRD, [Capsicum baccssounic The 
. Species is the best of all the capsicums, and most pows 
erful. 
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