FAMILY PHYSICIAN. : 73 
Ite dontaine a large quantity of oil, in which, ~~ 
ably, its medicinal power is contained... } 
thod of preparing it is, immediately aft Sosa 
and cleaned, to either bruise it and i it in 
he tincture may be given 
‘alone ee co 
ployed as as ana 
For a pe tees rT: yaa make : 
powder, in the average dose of twenty pit io re- 
peating if necessary. The operation is powerful, 
certain and quick, sometimes taking effect in 
half an hour ; and I have often seen it move the 
bowels when jalap, gamboge, and other strong 
purgatives had no effec 
This root in the’ haps of a pheneiya “of skill 
and judgment, can be employed to effect Many 
valuable purposes ; but it is not to be used i incau- 
as or ated wit th. 2 ee 
Peck = fee ee 
This herb has a stalk with Iong branches, set 
full of small green seeds, and jagged leaves, of 
a strong and unpleasant ‘scent. It 
taneously in waste places, in the middle and 
southern states. It is sometimes caltiak ted in 
is 4 oe to dest > worms. 
of six o 
eight dr any 
die —- sobmdhoe:; oF The expen inice 
te other Beg: when a 
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