o94 THE NEW ZEALAND FAMILY HERB DOCTOR. 
Tincture of Gelsemine....... eis si . Iwo ounces. 
Tincture of Peruvian Bark .......... One ounce. 
Tincture of Black Cohosh ...,...... One ounce. 
Mix. Take a teaspoonful in a wineglassful of the compound 
decoction of sarsaparilla three times a day. As liniments are 
sometimes beneficial, and have the advantage of being easier 
handled than the fomentations, use the one in the following 
treatment for neuralgia. Keep the bowels open and the skin 
clean. A vapour bath once a week will be beneficial. 
NEURALGIA, OR FACEACHE, 
Is another of the same class of nerve affections. When it does 
not arise from an aching tooth, we have found it yield readily 
to our treatment. Our mixture is— 
Concentrated tincture of Gelsemine.... Four drachms. 
Bromide of Ammonia....... ey ee »». lwo drachms. 
Infusion Peruvian Bark upto ..... ... Four ounces. 
‘Take a teaspoonful three times a day of this mixture, or the 
tincture of gelsemine in one drachm doses, or the quinine 
and hydrastin (page 352). Asa liniment we have found the 
one given by Doctor Chase, and called the 
MAGIC LINIMENT, 
areally good one. It is compounded thus :— 
MOTB solic ly A te ee Ten grains. 
Chloral Hydrate....... bem air sieeete Half ounce. 
Gum Camphor ..... sips ohn dtp st ils pene Half ounce. 
Chloroform ....... nich nah het heiesateie ota One ounce. 
DATS GRRE, oy dcr Ria healt an a Two drachms. 
OUST MOVER we sie Siicsa oe, ni seukibeached Peuee Quarter ounce. 
OPAC AWHANON: 4. cha Sats oles ..... Quarter ounce. 
Alcohol, to fill a four ounce bottle. 
Directions :—Dissolve the morphia in a little of the spirit, 
Tub the camphor and the chloral hydrate together till they 
‘become a liquid; mix all together except the amyl nitrate, 
which, being very volatile, must be put in the bottle before 
‘corking; shake, and add four to six drops of sulphuric acidor 
