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PLANTS AS MEDICINE 



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How prepared 



How administered 



Remarks and references 



Fresh. 



Dried, powdered in the hand, 

 moistened with water and 

 applied to burn. 



Dried, moistened with cold 

 water. 



Dried, powdered and mixed, but 

 not cooked. After this pow- 

 der has been on the flesh for a 

 time it becomes damp. It is 

 then removed , the sore washed , 



, and a fresh application made. 



Decoction of dried root or 

 scraped and mashed fresh root . 



Dried and pounded 



Dried and pounded, moistened 

 with warm water. 



Decoction _ 



Decoction made from equal parts 

 of leaves of 2 plants. Direc- 

 tions are as follows: "If a 

 person feels chilly he should 

 take 1 cup of this medicine as 

 hot as possible, repeating the 

 dose after a short time. He 

 should also wrap up and go to 

 bed; when the fever comes on 

 he should take the same decoc- 

 tion, but cold and whenever 

 desired." 



Equal quantities of the leaves 

 of these plants were steeped 

 together. 



Dried and a decoction made 



Decoction made from 4 roots of 

 first, a large handful of bark 

 of second, and 1 pint of water. 

 Dose, 1 swallow taken before 

 breakfast and at frequent 

 intervals, usually before eat- 

 ing. 



Use fresh roots mashed as a 

 poultice; or scrape the inner 

 bark, boil, and use water as a 

 wash. 



Dried, powdered and moistened, 

 or fresh root mashed. "Re- 

 new the application night and 

 morning." 



Decoction 



Externally. 



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Internally (used with the 

 external remedy which 

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Externally. 



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Especially good for a scald. 



See Boils. 



Applied to a severe burn or ulcer or any 

 condition in which the flesh is 

 exposed. Concerning the first- 

 named plant see Cholera infantum, 

 and scrofula. 



See Diseases of women. 



See Cuts and eruptions. 



Used especially for a running sore. 



This remedy was used to produce a 

 profuse perspiration and break up a 

 fever. The first root was used also 

 for sore throat and for diseases of 

 women. 



The action of this remedy is a mild 

 cathartic intended to cleanse the 

 blood. 



This remedy is especially for serofulus 

 neck. See Ulcers and cholera infant- 



See Colds and diseases of women. 



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