88 BRAMBLE. 



tringent. It was used in all kinds of hgemorrhages, whether 

 from the uterus, the lungs, the nose, or any other part of the 

 body. For this purpose the leaves were gathered in the spring, 

 and dried ; a good handful of them was infused in a quart of 

 boiling water, and the infusion was ordered to be drunk freely. 



The bruised leaves were applied to grangrenous ulcers, and 

 Etmuller recommends a decoction of the young leaves in wine, 

 to be applied to certain cutaneous affections. 



An old writer says, " The most dangerous floodings will yield 

 to this remedy, and the fluor albus, has frequently been cured 

 by a decoction of these leaves, when every other remedy had 

 failed. They form also an excellent gargle in sore throats, 

 especially where there is ulceration." 



