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despair I finally concluded I must succumb to the malady; but, by accident; 1 

 heard of a tailor who had been cured of the jaundice with gin bitters, made of 

 the bark of the chionanthus root, so I procured some, and made me a bitters in 

 ^in, by adding 2 ozs. to 1 qt. Of this I took a table-spoonful 3 times a day, 

 and in 10 days I was entirely cured of jaundice; and at the same time I found 

 that it improved my digestion very much, and I continued it for a month oi 

 two with much benefit to my digestive organs generally. [In making the 

 bitters in places where it grows plentifully, I should use at least 4 ozs. to 1 qt. 

 oi gin, and take the same dose.] 



"After that I prescribed it for others, and, I believe, always with success, 

 where there was no complication of diseases. I cured many soldiers in the 

 ' late unpleasantness,' only losing a single case, which was complicated with bil- 

 iary calculi (gall-stones in the bile-ducts of the liver)." He closed by saying: 

 " Since I published my use of the chionanthus I have seen reports in various 

 medical journals of its success in jaundice and hypertrophy (enlargement ot 

 the liver), as well as some reports of its use as a female tonic. I know a case 

 of hypertrophied (enlarged) uterus cured by the use of the chionanthus — used 

 for a considerable time." 



2. Jaundice Cured by the Use of the Chionanthus and Ace- 

 tate of Potash. — Dr. Henning, of Redkey, Ind., reports through The Brief 

 also (February, 1879): "Twenty years ago I used to give calomel and leptandrin 

 with poor success. But now I give, in all cases, of the fl. ext. of chionanthus 

 (fringe tree) from 10 to 20 drops (of course according to age and robustness of 

 the patient) 4 times per day. This will correct the action of the liver in a short 

 time. But in addition I prescribe the acetate of potassa (potash), 10 grs., 3 

 times per day, to act upon the kidneys (it is a very valuable diuretic) to pump 

 out and eliminate (throw off) the bilious excrementitious (of the nature of 

 excrement or feces, but here more particularly worn out) matter from the 

 blood. This I follow with the elixir of calisaya (Peruvian) bark with iror» 

 and strychnine (kept by druggists) as a tonic, increasing the nutrition and 

 strength. This treatment," he says, "has been very successful in my hands, 

 and I am satisfied it is the true theory of the disease in practice." He thinks it 

 best to " follow up the treatment 3 to 5 weeks to make a permanent cure." 



3. Jaundice in Children, Treatment of.— J. E. Ball, M. D., of 

 Texas, reports a case wliich was printed in the April number of Tlie Brief, as 

 follows: "I noticed in the February number of TM BHef 'Treatment for 

 Jaundice,' by John A. Henning, M. D., and as I think my treatment a little 

 more prompt in its action I will give you the full treatment of my last case: 

 Called Feb. 3d to a cliild 18 months old; skin and eyes as yellow as saffron, 

 urine thick and stained its clothes of that saffron color peculiar to jaundiced 

 urine. Prescribed: Leptandrin, 1 gr. ; podophyllin, }£ gr.; pulverized Jamaica 

 ginger, 2 grs. ; mix, and divide into 8 powders. Gave 1 powder every 4 hours 

 until the biliary secretions were aroused. Also Tinct. of buchu and sweet 

 apirit? of niter, each, 1 dr. Dose — Ten drops every 2 hours. 



" Feb. 5th. — First prescriptions acted well. Then prescribed: Fl. ext. of 



