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SIALAGOGUES. 
This is another class of remedies, that act on the salivary 
glands, stimulating them to secrete and discharge the saliva. 
As we have already noticed the principal ones, we will only 
name them now in their order of merit. These are:— 
Prickly Ash Bark 
Calamas Root 
Cayenne Pepper 
Lobelia Herb 
Ginger 
Stillingia Root 
The indications for their use are fevers, inflammation, a 
dry and parched condition of the tongue and throat, and in 
the very rare affection, paralysis of the tongue. 
TONICS. 
This is the most numerous class of remedies that we have, 
required in most complaints, and especially in convalescence 
from acute disease, or when the system needs building up. 
Dr. Coffin in one of his lectures objects to the term tonic as 
not indicating the way in which these medicines improve the 
system. He affirms that they correct the digestive organs, 
improve their assimilating powers, then the food tones and 
builds up the body: the butcher and the baker furnish the 
true tonics. As it is not worth while to fall out with the 
ordinary name, we will call them tonics nevertheless. 
The first in this list is a beautiful little plant, found in 
several parts of New Zealand and Australia, that is the 
