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This page prescribes plants as medicine according to pre-modern medical theory. Several of the plants named are toxic, correct identification is difficult, and the doses given have no scientific basis. Do not ingest or apply any preparation described here.
In addition, this page presents medical treatment from an era before modern medicine. The remedies described are ineffective against the conditions named, and some of the ingredients or doses are harmful. Do not use them to treat any illness; consult a qualified medical professional.
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Arnica Fomentation
Flowers of arnica, 2 ounces; rue leaves, 1 ounce; boiling water sufficient to strain 6 fluid ounces of infusion after an hour's maceration at nearly boiling temperature. Used in contusions, especially as an application to black eyes. bonate of iron, 1 scruple piperine, and 1 scruple extract of henbane. Make into 60 pills, and take 2, fifteen minutes after each meal.
Emetics. Medicines which induce vomiting. The principal emetics are ipecacuanha and tartarized antimony, and their preparations; and the sulphates of zinc and copper. Ipecacuanha is usually administered in substance or infused in wine. The use of tartar emetic and antimonial wine is generally followed by nausea, relaxation of muscular power and of the circulation.. Sulphate of zinc acts promptly and energetically, and its effects cease as soon as ejected from the stomach; hence it is employed to eject poison. Sulphate of copper is more violent and disagreeable, and its intense metallic taste is a great objection to its use. The