394 HEMP-AGRIMONY. 



Schroder recommends the herb in cachexia, conghs, and sup- 

 pression of the menses. Tournefort* speaks highly of its ef- 

 fects in obstructions of the viscera, intermittent fevers, and 

 dropsy. Boerhaave ']' calls it rusticormn panacea, and states 

 that the turf-diggers in Holland use it with great benefit in 

 jaundice, scurvy, foul ulcers, and those swellings of the feet to 

 which they are much exposed. It has also been applied ex- 

 ternally in the form of a cataplasm to various tumours, particu- 

 larly hydrocele, and to ulcers ; and the expressed juice united 

 with vinegar and common salt has been a favourite application 

 to some cutaneous diseases. 



In the internal complaints mentioned above, GeofFroy recom- 

 mends a handful of the leaves and tops to be boiled in two 

 pints of water or whey ; or the expressed juice in the dose of 

 two or three ounces, either alone or combined with that of 

 fumitory. The dried leaves may be used in the form of tea. 

 An ounce of the root boiled in half a pint of water is useful in 

 dropsies, frequently taken ; a larger dose causes sickness. The 

 extract may be given alone or united with sugar, to the amount 

 of one or two drachms and more. 



" Hist, des Plantes, torn, i. p. 329. 

 f Hist. PI. Rom., pt. i. p. 175, 



