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coughs, etc. The fresh root bruised beneficial when applied 

 to bruises, wounds, ulcers, iind all local inflammations. 



SoLANACEAE. — 42. Cayenne, Capsicum annuum, good for 

 cold hands and feet, rheumatism, etc. ; powder sprinkled on 

 old sores dries them up ; steeped in brandy or vinegar and 

 applied externally helps colic and dysentery ; " cures ague 

 in the face." 



191. A'p'ple Peru, Nicandra physaloides, leaves simmered 

 in lard a topical application for burns. 



43. Bitter Sweet, Solanum Dulcamara, a tea good for 

 liver complaint, removes blotches from the face ; applied 

 topically is good for cancer and sores of all kinds. 



192. Henbane, Hyoscyamus niger, in a salve with fi-esh 

 butter or lard rubbed on the parts affords speedy relief in 

 haemorrhoids. 



193. Nightshade, Atropa Belladonna, " Dr. Elisha Smith 

 of New York says that nightshade ... is almost a specific 

 in the scarlet fever and putrid sore throat and in the black 

 canker so called." 



194. Tobacco, Nicotiana Tabacum, in a poultice with 

 vinegar for the bite of poisonous reptiles ; " a linen rag 

 soaked in sweet oil, butter or lard and sprinkled over with 

 yellow Scotch snufF is said to have performed wonderful 

 cures in the quinsey and croup." 



Gentianaceae. — 195. Gentian, Gentiana quinquefolia 

 and other varieties ; an ingredient in Stoughton's Bitters. 



196. Golwmbo, Frasera Carolinensis, the root an ingredient 

 in strengthening syrup ; " an excellent stomachic and 

 strengthens the system generally." 



Apocynaceae. — 105. Indian Hemp, Apocynum canna- 

 binum, an emetic and cathartic for rheumatism given in 

 prickly ash (No. 5) tea. 



AscLEPiADACEAE. — 44. Milkweed, Asclepias ph3'tolac- 

 coides, or A. verticillata (probably the latter), an emetic, 

 cures dropsy; infused in gin useful in gravelly disorders. 



106. Pleurisy Root, Butterfly Weed, Flux Boot, Wind 

 Root, White Root, Asclepias tubcrosa, " highly extolled for 

 the cure of pleurisy, difficulty of breathing and all diseases 

 of the lungs, colics, and griping pains in the stomach " ; a 

 mild purge. 



Oleaceae. — 197. Tr//i/^e^l.s7t,Fraxinus Americana. "The 



