8 TRANSACTIONS OF THE [Sess. lxxxiv 



150. Hardhack, Spiraea tomentosa, used to cure wounds. 



8. Avens Root, GJiocolate Root, Geum rivale, a whole- 

 some drink used instead of chocolate, which it resembles 

 in flavour, very strengthening for the sick, used in 

 consumption. 



151. Cinquefoil, Five-finger, Potentilla Canadensis, the 

 root very beneficial in debility, lassitude, and night 

 sweats. 



9. Red Raspberry, Rubus triflorus or R. strigosus, 

 frequently eaten, dissolves the tartarous concretions on 

 the teeth. 



77. Blackberry, R. villosus, the bark an ingredient in an 

 ointment for scald head. 



78. Strawberry, Fragaria Virginiana, fruit equally 

 efficacious with raspberries in removing calcareous con- 

 cretions on the teeth : much used in fevers, gout, gravel, 

 scurvy, and consumption, relieves diseases of the bladder 

 and kidneys ; as a wash cures chilblains ; both plant and 

 leaves employed in tea for sore throat, swelled gums, 

 jaundice, fevers, etc., etc., as cooling and astringent. 



79. Roses, Rosa, of various species, as a decoction, fomen- 

 tation or poultice allay inflammation, and as a tea are 

 astringent and tonic. 



152. Agrivioiiy, Agrimonia Eupatoria, roots excellent 

 for wind in the stomach and create an appetite, given as 

 a powder or an infusion of roots and seeds. 



Pear Family. 



153. Hawthorn, Crataegus Oxyacantha, used with sage 

 (Salvia officinalis) and balm (Monarda punctata or M. 

 didyma) to make British herb tea, " an excellent and 

 pleasant sanative tea, particularly wholesome to nervous 

 people." 



81. Apple, Pyrus Mains, the cider used for a drink in 

 jaundice. 



Saxifragaceae. — 154. Gooseberry, Ribes Grossularia 

 the Vjark in decoction good for gravel ; green berries 

 scalded and baked procure appetite ; young leaves made 

 into a tea applied as a lotion to allay inflammation. 



155. Black Currant, Ribes nigrum, bark has the same 

 (qualities as that of the gooseberry. 



CrassulaceAe. — 156. Live-for-ever, Sedum Telephium, 



