MISTLETOE — MONEYWORT — MOTHERWORT. IO5 



MISTLETOE. Viscum album. 



Synonym — European Mistletoe, Birdlime Mistletoe. 



Part used — Leaves. 



Action — Nervine, antispasmodic, tonic, narcotic. 

 Has been used with benefit in hysteria, epilepsy and 

 other nervous diseases. Is of value in uterine 

 hemorrhages. Dr. Ellingwood thinks it useful in 

 amenorrhoea and dysmenorrhoea, and advises it to be 

 taken as a heart tonic in typhoid fever. 



Preparations — Powdered leaves : Dose \-i drachms. 

 Fluid extract: Dose, ^-1 drachm. 



MONEYWORT. Lysimachia nummularis. 



Synonym — Herb Twopence. 

 Part used — Herb. 



MOTHERWORT. Leonurus cardiaca. 



Part used — Herb. 



Action — Antispasmodic, tonic, nervine,emmenagogue. 

 Is especially valuable in female weakness and hysteria, 

 acting as a tonic to the generative organs and allaying 

 nervous irritability. It promotes the flow of the menses, 

 and generally braces up the uterine membranes. It will 

 be found useful as a simple tonic in heart diseases or 

 weakness and in recovery from fevers when other tonics 

 are inadmissible. The infusion of 1 ounce of herb to a 

 pint of boiling water is taken in wineglassful doses. 



Preparations — Powdered herb : Dose, £-1 drachm. 

 Fluid extract : Dose, £-1 drachm. 



MOUNTAIN ASH. Sorbus aucuparia. 



Synonym — Sorbus, Rowantree, Pyrus aucuparia, 

 Mespilus aucuparia. 



Part used — Fruit, bark. 



Action — Astringent. The ripe berries furnish an 

 acidulous and astringent gargle in sore throat and in- 



