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its successful exhibition in obstinate intermittents, many of which 
yielded to the root of this plant, after the Peruvian bark had failed. 
It is said that a tincture of this root, made in the proportion of 
four ounces of the root digested with a quart of brandy in a sand 
heat, and given to the quantity of half an ounce or more, two, 
three, or four times a day, seldom fails to cure agues. Others gave 
it with equal success in decoction, powder, or electuary, in the 
proportion in which the Cinchona bark is commonly employed. 
This root has also been found an useful medicine in several 
chronic disorders, as a general tonic and astringent ; and experi- 
ments made by Buchhave show its antiseptic power to exceed that 
of Peruvian bark. 
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Medicinal Plants of this order, not introduced into this work, are 
Systematic Names. Orricinat. EnGutsu. 
Spirea Filipendula Filipendula Dropwort 
Spirea Ulmaria Ulmaria Meadow-sweet 
Geum rivale Geum rivale Water Avens 
Potentilla Anserina Anserina Silvery Cinquefoil 
Fragaria vesca Fragaria Strawberry 
Alchemilla yulgaris Alchemilla Ladies Mantle 
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