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BAYBERRY BARK (Mynrica Cerrrera). 
One of our chief remedies and principal ingredients in the 
world-renowned composition powder. It is the bark of the 
root that is chiefly used in medicine; besides its mild astringent 
qualities it is a valuable antiscorbutic, curing scurvy and 
similar disorders. The stomach, digestive organs, and bowels 
are benefited, and their nucous coats cleansed by it. Used 
in diarrhoea and dysentery it will be found a good remedy ; 
in scrofula and ulcers it is valuable. Another notice of this 
valuable agent will be found in our list of antiseptics. 
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ANTISPASMODICS. 
This is a class of medicine that removes or moderates spasms 
by soothing and relaxing the nerves. The principal in this 
list is 
LOBELIA INFLATA. 
(It is sometimes called Indian Tobacco.) 
Grows about a foot high, has but one stem, very hairy 
and angular, branches thick about the middle, the stem rising 
above them ; the leaves are irregular, toothed, and of a pale 
green colour, with small blue flowers, which are followed with 
capsules bearing seeds. The whole plant is medicinal, but the 
greatest strength isintheseeds. ToSamuel Thompson belongs 
the honour of introducing this most valuable medicine to the 
world. It is certainly not a pleasant medicine to take, and 
its action is very depressing in emetic doses. Just before it 
operates you feel as if you were going to die, but after 
(itis almost the universal experience) the feeling is one of 
great relief. Some of the Yankees to whom Thompson 
