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PLANTS AS MEDICINE 



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How prepared 



Dried and equal parts used; 

 mashed and applied as a poul- 

 tice. If the arm is very sore 

 and the poultice has becomo 

 dry the poultice may be moist- 

 ened with warm water before 

 removing. 



Decoction 



Poultice; said to be very strong.. 



Poultice, less strong than pre- 

 ceding, but would cure a swell- 

 ing in one day if there were no 

 suppuration. 



Burned 



Decoction. 



(1) Dried, crumbled, and placed 

 on a hot stone. 



(2) Fresh leaves. 



Decoction. 



Dried and placed on coals. 



Chopped and steeped with 

 other herbs. 



.do- 



Decoction. 



Decoction made from 1 root and 

 1 pint of water. 



Dried and powdered 



How administered 



Externally. 



.do. 

 .do . 

 .do. 



Wash. 



Hold the hands and head 

 over it so the fumes get 

 thoroughly into the cloth- 

 ing. 



Stuffed in nostrils and held 



in the mouth. 

 Wash 



Externally _ 



.do. 



-do. 



Externally and internally. .. 



Put in a horse's feed. 



Remarks and references 



The first named used also for indiges- 

 tion, inflammation, and for tonic and 

 food. The second named used for 

 boils ,cough, and diseases of women. 



The necessary quantity was said to be 

 "about as much as 4 willow leaves." 

 This was used frequently in eases of 

 contagious disease, the smoke filling 

 the room. 



This herb was thus used as a protection 

 by a person " working over the dead." 



The first was used for gargle and 

 cramps; second, for dysentery and 

 diseases of women, the third for 

 worms, and the fourth for ulcers, 

 cholera infantum, scrofula, and 

 worms. 



Fumes acted as antidote. 



When a horse gives out and is ready to 

 drop, apply this decoction liberally 

 to chest and legs; the second-named 

 plant is used also for nosebleed, 

 humors in the blood and diseases 

 of women. 

 Do. (See Indigestion.) 



Used as a stimulant. See Headache, 



eruptions, and tonics. 

 This was given to a horse before a race, 



and also sprinkled on his chest and 



legs. 



This was used before a race so the horse 

 would not get winded. See Indiges- 

 tion and tonics. 



