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VaAueERIAN Root, American Cypripedium pubescens. Relax. Ton. 
[Ano. Nerv. 
Applicable in all cases of Nervous, Hysteric, and 
Spasmodie Affections; considered by some writers as being 
much superior to the English Valerian. Pulv.-Inf. 4d per 
OZ. 
VALERIAN Root, English Valeriana officinalis. Relax. Ton. Ano. 
[ Nerv. 
Usefnl in all Nervous and Paralytic Diseases. Pulv.-Inf., 
4d per oz. 
VERVAIN Verbena hastata. Sud. Ton. Eme. Diu. 
Good in Fevers, Colds, Scrofula, Gravel, &c., and as an 
Emetic. Inf. 4d per oz. 
Virotntan Snake Root Aristolochia serpentaria. Ton. Dia. Sud. 
Promotes Perspiration and strengthens the Stomach. 
Pulv.-Inf. 6d per oz. 
Wake Rost, Root Arum tryphillum. Stim. Exp. 
Valuable in Coughs, Colds, Cramps, and Consumptive 
Affections. Sub. 4d per oz. 
Wittow Bark Salix alba. Ton. Ast. 
Superior to Peruvian Bark in Intermittents, and as a 
general Tonic. 38d per oz. 
Whitcu Hazet Leaves Hamamellis virginica. Ton. Ast. Her. 
Useful in Bowel Complaints, Hemorrhage, and Painful 
Tumours. Inf. 4d per oz. 
‘WorRMWOOD Artemisia absynthium. Ton. Stim. Her. 
Promotes the Appetite and Digestion ; good in Dyspepsia, 
&e. Inf, 38d per oz. 
YARROW Achillea mullefolium. Stim. Sud. Ton. Ast. 
An herb of universal application in the first stages of 
disease; it equalises the circulation, opens the pores, and 
removes obstructions. Cr.-Dec. Infus. Pulv.-Inf. 6d per oz. 
