34 FAMILY PHYSICIAN. 
medicinal MS of lobelia were known to 
the L it being used by them to clear the 
ie 
omach ah ead in their great councils. 
“As an antidote to poisons of all kinds, whe- 
ther animal or vegetable, the lobelia stands un- 
meraled:; "particularly i in the cure of hydropho- 
bia a. used in powder, infusion, or tinc- 
_ physicians give cayenne, or decoctions of bay- 
be ay hatte Bes , or mae royal, as a pre- 
paratory to the lobelia emetic, though it oper- 
_ ates roe well with nothing more th me ar- 
~~. matic and warming her rink, given during 
vomiting the pulverized seeds or leaves, a 
-spoonful may be given in Ww ater, in 
» two portions, second wit ten minutes 
a the first, whether it has operated or not 
Of the tincture, from one to four tea-spoonfuls 
u 
“may be given. Plenty of diluting herb drink 
“should be pore during the operation of the 
emetic. The saturates 
ting as. much of the 
spirits used will cover. 
: made by a 
: a a vessel ¢ as t 
’ Lily Wit Pond. 
hi > root of this wal known article is — 
STS to tumors and inflammations, to 
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