98 MAIDENHAIR — MALABAR-NUT. 



MAIDENHAIR. Adiantum Capillus Veneris. 



Part used — Herb. 



Action — Mucilaginous, pectoral, expectorant. Is 

 used as a popular cough medicine through most parts of 

 Europe. In France large quantities are employed in the 

 preparation of the well-known " Sirop de capillare." It 

 may be used in all coughs, throat affections, and 

 bronchial disorders. The infusion of i ounce to a pint 

 of boiling water may be taken frequently in wineglassful 

 doses. To improve taste add sugar. 



MAIDENHAIR, GOLDEN. Adiantum aureum. 



Part used — Herb. 



Action — Refrigerant, tonic. This plant is highly 

 valued by many in the treatment of diseases of the 

 bronchial organs, such as cough, catarrh, asthma, and 

 pleurisy, and deserves investigation. Both the decoction 

 and the infusion are used in the strength of i ounce 

 to a pint of boiling water. The dose of either is from a 

 tablespoonful to a wineglassful. 



MALABAR-NUT. Adhatoda vasica. 



Synonym — Adatodai, Arusa, Adulsa, Bakas, Justicia 

 Adhatoda. 



Part used — Leaves. 



Action — Antispasmodic, expectorant, febrifuge. In 

 India this drug is highly esteemed as a remedy in all 

 bronchial, asthmatic, and pulmonary diseases. It is 

 mostly administered in the form of an infusion, although 

 in asthma the leaves are sometimes smoked. European 

 practitioners have used it with success in intermittent 

 and typhus fevers, and also in diphtheria. 



