The principles and practice of the botanic system of medicine : a guide to the understanding of the nature of disease, its prevention and cure, by the use of simple, safe, and sanative means / by W. Dale.

  • Dale, W.
Date:
1855
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    Lily, White Pond Nymphce odorato. Pec. Emol. Ast. Ton. Employed in Scrofulous Tumours, Gleet, Whites, &c. Cr.-Dec. Pulv.-Inf. Lilt. Yellow Water Nuphar advena. Pec. Emol. Ast. Ton. Use same as White Pond Lily Liquorice Root Glycyrrhiza glabra. Dem. Exp. Relax. Useful in compounds for Coughs, Hoarseness, Asthma, &c. Cr.-Dec. Liverwort Hepatica triloba. Ast. Dem. Pec. Deo. Celebrated in Bleeding at the Lungs, Consumption, Coughs, and Liver Complaints. Cr.-Dec. Pulv.-Inf. Brit and Amer. Wild. Lobelia, Herb Lobelia inflata. Eme. Relax. Exp. A most valuable emetic, and highly esteemed in Asthma and other affec- tions of the Lungs. Dr. Thomson's No. 1. Cr. or Pulv. in Tine, or Acid. Pulv.-Inf. in lukewarm water, or in Sub. (See Compounds.) Lobelia Seed, Lobelia inflata. Eme. Relax. Exp. Properties same as Herb, but much stronger. Not used alone. Lungwort Variolaria faginea. Pec. Ton. Dem. Used with much benefit in Consumptions, Coughs, and Defluxion of the Lungs. Cr.-Dec. Pulv.-Inf. Brit, and Amer., on rocks by the shore. Maidenhair Adianthum pedatum. Exp. Ast. Stom. Much esteemed in Coughs, Asthma, and Disorders of the Chest. Cr.-Dec. and Syr. Mandrake Root Podophyllum peltatum. Relax. Cath. A-bil. Powerful in Dropsies, Liver Complaints, Venereal and Scrofulous affec- tions. N.B.—This is not the British Mandrake—A trossa Mandragora. Ext., Pulv.-Inf., or Sub.; one-fourth of an ordinary dose with an aro. Marsh Mallow, Herb Althaia officinalis. Emol. Dem. Relax. Serviceable in Asthma, Dysentery, and Affections of the Kidneys]; also as fomentation and poultice to allay Swellings, &c. Cr.-Dec, or Syr. Marsh Mallow, Root Althaea officinalis. Emol. Dem. Relax. Properties same as Herb; used the same. Marsh Rosemary Root Statice limonium. Ast. A-sep. Beneficial in Gleet, Whites, Canker, and Sore Throat. Cr.-Dec. Pulv.-Inf. Amer. Milfoil—(See Yarrow.)—Called also Thousand Leaf. Mountain Flax Linum cathartieum. Dem. Cath. Relax. An excellent purge for children and adults. Cr.-Inf. or Dec. with Ginger. Mugwort Artemesia vulgaris. Deo. A-bil. Ton. Emm. The infusion promotes Perspiration, Urine, and the Menses. Mullein Leaves&Flowers Verbascumthapsos. A-spas.Pec.Relax. Useful in Dysentery, Hemorrhage, and the Piles. Cr.-Dec.
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