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Indians when bitten (by a snake) after sucking the wound 

 apply a strip of white ash bark above it to prevent the 

 extension of the poison. The bites of spiders and such 

 venomous insects require a similar treatment." 



198. Primhage, Ligustrum vulgare,the bark an ingredient 

 of cancer tea. 



Artstolochiaceae.— 45. Canada Snakeroot, Asarabaca, 

 Asarum Canadense, in a powder with lavender flowers 

 (No. 181) and marjoram leaves (No. 98) dried for a 

 sneezing powder to cause a copious discharge of the 

 mucus ; also with coltsfoot (No. 92), bayberry bark 

 (No. 49), and blood root (No. 63) for a catarrh snufF — 

 if wandering milkweed (No. 44) is added it cures the 

 headache. 



107. Virginia Snakeroot, -Seneca Snakeroot, Aristolochia 

 serpentaria, " first introduced in Virginia as a specific for 

 the bite of a rattlesnake," useful also in pleurisies and 

 catarrhs — with Nos. 14, 61, and 162 for erysipelas. (See 

 No. 162.) 



Phytolaccaceae. — 199. Garget Poke Root, Phytolacca 

 decandra, the root as a poultice for swellings, ulcers, and 

 rheumatism ; " the juice dried in the sun to a salve has cured 

 cancers " ; recommended for the itch, ringworm, etc. 



(Chenopodiaceae. — 108. Jerusalem Oak, Chenopodium 

 ambrosioides, var. Anthelminticum or C. Botrys, is re- 

 pudiated by the author.) 



Polygon ACE AE. — (109. >S'7naHwe(eci?, Polygonum aviculare.) 



46. Curled Dock, Narrow Dock, Sour Dock, Yellow Dock, 

 Rumex crispus, root purgative, both seeds and root good 

 for dysentery ; roots pulverised or bruised made into an 

 ointment or wash good for all diseases of the skin ; a 

 decoction used as a drink — excellent for scurvy, bad ulcers, 

 and hard tumours ; large doses are emetic. 



200. Sheep Sorrel, Rumex Acetosella, useful in scurvy 

 and inflammation, leaves roasted applied to tumours, wens, 

 boils, etc., bring them steadily to a head. 



201. Water Dock, Rumex orbiculatus, a wash for foul 

 ulcers, spongy and putrid gums ; internally for scorbutic 

 tumours, rheumatism, and costiveness. 



202. Rhubarb, Rheum Rhaponticum, a warm stomachic 

 purge useful in gout. 



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