1 68 WITCH HAZEL — WOOD BETONY. 



herbal agents. May be employed in diarrhcea, and as 

 an infants' carminative. The infusion of i ounce in a 

 pint of boiling water is taken in wineglassful doses. 



Preparations — Fluid extract : Dose, £-1 drachm. 

 Oil: Dose, 5-15 drops. 



WITCH HAZEL. Hamamelis Virginiana. 



Synonym — Spotted Alder. 



Part used — Bark, leaves. 



Action — Astringent, tonic, sedative. Most valuable 

 in checking internal and external hemorrhages, also in 

 the treatment of piles. A decoction made from the 

 bark or leaves makes an excellent injection for bleeding 

 piles. An ointment made by adding 1 part fluid extract 

 bark to 9 parts simple ointment is also used as a local 

 application. The distilled extract from the fresh leaves 

 and young twigs forms an excellent household remedy 

 for internal or external use. For varicose veins it 

 should be applied on a lint bandage, kept constantly 

 moist. The concentration " Hamamelin " is used for 

 piles mostly in form of suppositories. 



Preparations — Fluid extract, bark: Dose,£-i drachm. 

 Fluid extract, leaves, B.P. : Dose, 15-30 drops. Dis- 

 tilled extract: Dose, \-i drachms. Ointment B.P. 

 Hamamelin: Dose, 1-3 grains. 



WOOD BETONY. Stachys betonlca. 



Synonym — Bishopswort, Betonica officinalis. 



Part used — Herb. 



Action — Aromatic, astringent, alterative. Used as a 

 tonic in dyspepsia and as an alterative in rheumatism, 

 scrofula and impurities of the blood. Is generally 

 combined with other remedies. The dose of the infusion 

 of 1 ounce to a pint of boiling water is a wineglassful 

 taken frequently. 



Preparation — Fluid extract : Dose, £-1 drachm. 



