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NAT. ORDER. ROSACEA. 
to the disease. It is also a very useful gargle for sore throats, 
both the simple and malignant. ' ' 
Prof. Lindley, speaking of this class of plants, says : " No 
Rosaceous plants are unwholesome ; they are chiefly remarkable 
for the presence of an astringent principle, which has caused some 
of them to be reckoned febrifuges. The root of Tormentilla is 
used for tanning in the Faroe Isles. Potentilla anserina has been 
used by tanners, and the Potentilla reptans as a febrifuge. Geum 
urhanum and rivale have been compared for efficacy to Cinchona. 
The petals of Posa Damascena yield a highly fragrant essential 
oil, called Otter of Roses ; those of the Rosa gallica are astringent 
when dried rapidly, and are sometimes found useful in cases of 
debility, such as leucorrhoea, diarrhoea, &c." The root of Ruhus 
villosus is now becoming a very popular astringent medicine, 
through almost every part of North America. Two or tl -ee tea- 
spoonsful of the decoction, administered three or four times a 
has been found useful in cholera infantum, and seldom fails of ef- 
fecting cures of the most obstinate character. One of the most 
powerful anthelmintics in the world belongs to this family. It is 
an Abyssinian plant, known to botanists by the name of Bray era 
anthehnintica. Upon the authority of Dr. Brayer, after whom it is 
named, two or three doses of the infusion are sufficient to cure 
the most obstinate cases of taenia. The petals of many of the 
varieties of Red Rose enter into a compound called the Bread oj 
Life. Take one ounce of the petals of red roses, finely pulver- 
ized, two ounces TJlmus fulva, and four ounces each of Populu 
nigra and white Havana sugar, all made fine, and mixed, by sift- 
ing them together. Mix this with warm water, sufficient to make 
it into the consistency of bread : roll it out into flat cakes, and 
cut it into small squares, for drying. This is an excellent medi- 
cine for coughs, colds, sore throat, and pains in the chest. It ifc 
also an excellent remedy for bronchitis. 
