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worms. He says : " The juice of the green leaves of the Bear's- 
foot, made into a sirup with coarse sugar, is the most valuable 
vermifuge I have used against worms in the course of my practice. 
Before pressing out the juice, I moisten the bruised leaves, which 
are a little succulent, with some vinegar, which is a corrector of 
this medicine, and prevents it from inducing great sickness, or 
much vomiting. Of this sirup I give one teaspoonful at bed-time, 
and one or two in the morning, on two or three successive days, 
to children from two to six years of age, increasing or diminishing 
the dose a little, according to the strength of the patient." If this 
dose does not sufficiently open the bowels, some vegetable cathar- 
tic medicine xna,y be used, in order to facilitate its operation. 
This plant is also highly spoken of, as being useful in the 
treatment of asthmatic and hypochondriacal disorders : for these 
complaints it should be administered in the form of pills, prepared 
from the extract, of about five grains each : from one to two pills 
may be given at a dose. The infusion is prepared by adding one 
ounce of the dried leaves to one pint of diluted alcohol. After it 
has stood ten or twelve days, express and filter, when it is ready 
for use. Neither of the above preparations are generally kept by 
the druggists at the present time, as other remedies of equal value 
have been discovered, possessing no deleterious qualities, which, 
of course, would render them far more preferable for general use. 
