IQ2 MOUSEAR MUGWORT. 



water, boiled down to a pint, is taken in tablespoonful 

 doses. 



Distinctive character Leaves broadly lanceolate, 

 about 2^ inches long and i^- inch broad, leathery, but 

 brittle when dry, with narrowly reflexed entire margins, 

 the midrib prominent on both sides, but the lateral 

 veins obscure. Taste, astringent and tea-like, slightly 

 bitter. Odour, none. 



MOUSEAR. Hieracium Pllosella, Linn. 



N.O. Composite. 

 Syn. Hawkweed, Pilosella. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Astringent, tonic, expectorant. A good 

 remedy for whooping cough and in all affections of the 

 lungs. The infusion of i ounce in a pint of boiling 

 water is taken in wineglassful doses. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, -1 drachm. 



Distinctive character Leaves forming small 

 rosettes on a creeping stem, elongate-lanceolate, about 

 ij inch long and \-\ inch broad, greyish green above, 

 with long, slender, scattered, composite, and serrate 

 hairs, and covered on the under surface with a dense 

 white coat of stellately-branched hairs. Taste, faintly 

 bitter and aromatic. Odour, slight. 



MUGWORT. Artemisia vulgaris, Linn. 



N.O. Composite. 

 Syn. Felon Herb. 



Part used Leaves. 



Action Emmenagogue, diuretic, diaphoretic. Chiefly 

 used in female medicines and for obstruction of men- 



