PARSLEY PIERT — PASSION FLOWER — PEACH. II5 



PARSLEY PIERT. AlchemlUa arvensis. 



Synonym — Breakstone. 



Part used — Herb. 



Action — Demulcent, diuretic. Used in all cases of 

 gravel, kidney, and bladder complaints. It acts directly 

 on the parts affected, and will be found exceedingly 

 valuable even in seemingly incurable cases. Several 

 London doctors prescribe this remedy regularly. The 

 infusion is taken in teacupful doses 3 times daily. 



Preparation — Fluid extract : Dose, 1 drachm. 



PASSION FLOWER. Passiflora Incarnata. 



Synonym — Maypops. 



Part used — Root. 



Action — Antispasmodic, sedative, narcotic. Used 

 as a rest-producing remedy in nervous, irritative and 

 neuralgic pains with debility, and also in nervous head- 

 ache, hysteria, spasms and convulsions. 



Preparation — Fluid extract : Dose, 10-20 drops. 



PEACH. Arnygdalus Persica. 



Synonym — Persica vulgaris. 



Part used — Bark, leaves. 



Action — Sedative, diuretic, expectorant. For irritation 

 and congestion of the gastric surfaces this has been 

 found almost a specific. It is also useful in coughs, 

 whooping cough, and chronic bronchitis. An infusion 

 of £ ounce of bark or 1 ounce of leaves to a pint 

 of boiling water is taken in doses from a teaspoonful to 

 a wineglassful as required. 



