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gmut, and used in medicine in coughs, and 

 other complaints of the lungs. In veteri- 

 nary medicine neither the resin or flovyer 

 are employed, nor do 1 know any disease 

 in which they are likely to he of use. 



The former is an ingredient in the trau- 

 matic or fryar's balsam, now called com- 

 pound tincture of Benjamin ; and the latter 

 is employed in making paregoric elixir, or 

 camphorated tincture of Opium. 



BISTORT. The roots of this plant are 

 considered the most powerful of the veget- 

 able astringents -, they have been recom- 

 mended as a st2/ptk, to restrain haemorrhages, 

 but ought never to be depended upon for 

 this purpose. Many imaginary virtues have 

 been attributed to this plant ; perhaps as a 

 powerful astringent it may be useful in cer- 

 tain cases of diarrhoea, particularly that to 

 which horned cattle are subject. The dose 

 is from half an ounce, to one ounce, and 

 may be given either in powder, or boiled in 

 water and made into a drench. 



BITHWORT. This root, though for- 

 merly celebrated, is now very rarely em- 

 ployed. Farriers sometimes use it as a sti- 

 mulaiit, but its powers are shght, and it is 



