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NAT. ORDER. — SCABRIDJE. 
" To separate the sand from the lupulin — ^put it into water, shako 
it for a few minutes, decant that which is held in solution by the 
water, and a dark colored sand is deposited : repeat the process 
several times, and spread the lupulin which is insoluble in water, on 
bibulous paper ; let it drain and then dry it in the air, neither ex- 
posed to the sun, nor to a temperature above 76"^ Fahrenheit. It 
should be prepared yearly, and this cleansing process must be quickly 
conducted, or it will undergo a change." 
Medical Properties and Uses. — Hops are narcotic, tonic, and 
diuretic. We are told by Dr. Maton, that, besides allaying pain and 
producing sleep, the preparations of hops reduce the frequency ol" 
the pulse, and increase its firmness in a very decided manner. One 
drachm of the tincture, and four grains of the extract, given once in 
six hours, reduced the pulsation from ninety-six to sixty in twenty- 
four hours. He found the extract very efficacious in allaying the 
pain in articular rheumatism, in which disease we have frequently 
administered both the tincture and the extract with much benefit to 
the patient. As a narcotic it is very inferior to opium ; but under 
certain circumstances, where opium disagrees, (which is not unfre- 
quently the case,) it will generally procure undisturbed and refresh- 
ing sleep. Dr. Ives observes, " with regard' to the medicinal efficacy 
of hops, every accurate observer must acknowledge, that they pos- 
sess little merit if administered according to the directions given in 
our pharmacopoeias. The quantity of proof spirit which enters into 
the tincture would produce stimulating effects, independent of any 
properties which it imbibes from the hops ; and although its action 
may be modified by their combined agency, so as, in some measure, 
to increase the cordial and invigorating influence of the alcohol, it is 
difficult to conceive, that the tonic or narcotic virtues of the hop 
should be sufficiently concentrated to produce much remedial be- 
nefit. It is otherwise with the pharmaceutical preparations of the 
lupulin which we have been accustomed to prescribe. 
From extensive observation and experience, I am confirmed in 
my opinion, that diseases which are the consequence of exhausted 
