58 FAMILY PHYSICIAN. 
and the juice and essential oil for the earache 
and deafness. = 
§ Stranterrs s 
Strawberries are useful in fevers, gravel, gout, 
scurvy and consumption. ‘They promote Ra 
ration, and give relief in siileases of the bladder 
and kidneys, upon w hich they act powerfully. — 
e noderately, they are a valuable medicine 
int cases. 
peoverty y of curing chilblains, their wash being 
ad 
e use of for that urpose. The plant and 
es have the samel scr as the fruit, ex- 
x bei more .cooli Lig and_astrin- 
n employed for sore throat, 
wel c ae “sande, and 
infusion and decoc 
a Sumach. 
chin is plant i is so well known as to render 
description of it uahecessary. An isfasioa of the 
berries sweetened w honey, is sometime 
used as a gargle in sore throats, ‘and for cleans 
ing the mouth in putrid fevers, "The bark of the 
. of pout is considered a great. detinnptiei in form 
— rdly muenlied 
ices. for old ulcers, it is ha 
coction, it is. good for hectic 
fala, It is said to be. effectual i in the 
rk of slippery elm and white pine, in decoc- 
and taken freely. The berries and leaves’ 
equ ual to nutgalls for dying, or mali: 
nk, giving a em and permanent t-blache:® 
: ree ee. 
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