FAMILY PHYSICIAN. OF 
and that the inner — af black alder boiled i in 
vinegar, will do the sa: 
Soapwort. 
This rises a foot in height, and h us 
flowers of a pale pink color, It grows in sw 
“moist swamps and meadows, flowers in July and 
A _ A A hee of the Toot, Este a 
2. 
the liver, anit is ame 
to sarsaparilla for the 
ounces of the dry art 
leaves, may be boile rts, aid 
“strained ; of this a os a iia ie ‘his Aken four 
times a da ay. 
Spikenard. 
Spikenard root is heave or ye ellowish, twist 
ed, sometimes many feet long, about the ‘co 
ness of a wes ‘Stems Bees one, and 
sometimes al ; from me root 
of a yotlotiske white. “Bers similar to elder ; 
berries in size. It a samic 
and warm aromatic ae te roots ond berries 
are the parts used, and are good for coughs, : 
Ww ee 
, and as pues tonics, ey 
-or syrup. The roots bruised and 
a are pease by the bs to all kinds 
‘The cor- 
ulcers, and 
dial of spikenard i is recommended. for the get 
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