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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 1 2 3 32X 2 3 5 6 ■—?* it 3^ i/i ^ THE -,:> '■^- Uc^ ^ ^ u> OB BOTANIC FAMILY PHYSICIAN, eOMPEISlNO A VARIETY OF THE IND MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THIS COUNTRY, ANl) ADAPTED to VARIOUS FORMS OF DISEASE. BY REV. SCHtYLtR STEWART B. D. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING, &c. Let none despair for herbal skill rftainS; The balm frota plants which deck far dis^nt plains, From vales and groVes, rich healing roots he gleans, And rosy health springs from such magazines j He culls each herb Which has the power to tare. Dispensing blessings to the Ruh and Poon •» All men ought to be acquainted with the Medical Art. Bl^POCRATEIs IRIOE, Two Shillings and Sit-Penoik HAMILTON: ^MilTIl) Af m OAHACA CHWSTIA* ADVOOATB OPneS, €\jift»* 1861. *'«|**'*.!^9SS.;.'; ^;;tT" y^-.. <7jii¥niinmigi>n i,n^ •k'. n X / all oft ^<3. of H XI -^ Jkv.r^ V .4, I ' / .a'*S".'j'<>$"i/ M INTROIiUCTION, t^»^^»o» Every man who has " a generotis concern, fojr those who may eoi»e after hiiii/' would wish to ieave on the Tablet of time a memento for the benefit of others, when he has " gotie the way of all the eart^." And such is the desird of the Author of this work. Hence in view of the ilU onder-i^rhich Hfij^nkind Jsibour, by various forms of disease, b^ ^itiital and in.cMeJatal. Jt bejcomea every friena of man to mitf^ate a* least if he ctotot remove these sufferings. I have firdm childhood found dfelJght in contemplating the character of God 1 Ei^sp^cifittj^ his work of creation— particularly thdt pJrt of ft whbh embraces the Vegetable Produdkns' of ihQ «arth— the Infinite wisdom displayed in th6 fceakrt^ fttl colours, form, S^mnleriy, Variety, (fee, by/thi ^^ Great Architect Oi the Universe^" htia itivk^wjf j^roduced in niy mind, wonder and AdmirlBlfdU^l^ii* in visiting different parts of thie Proyince, dutfflf the last twenty years,r-I have found in ^very plft^ Medicinal plants adapted to the diseases in thft vicinity whero the pebple reside. The dog siMn. % ick will eel* grussyihe cat mnip, ife load j^W«d(w. And «hall! not men have as much kto)wyd|;ef is^t 3rute? It js gi5n^ra41y admitted thAtt^o^^'tfW "MecVicines growing in the fields ftftd WrOOds oi btfle own Country sufiicierit to cure e^ery df^ebs^if^Wi only knew them.'* Th6 object is ^aine^E theii-ii' for there are many tohiie inm fihd hidiizni wHo kRo«w hundreds of them ; and haVe teisted tfee!^ virtues in removing the ^orat di^eases^ whicK.^fili^t the htttnan family y 'yet how apt somte iJi%tt'^re^^ '■%'m fe..^ i'mm&si^ aimm^ INTRODUCTIOI*. condemn any thing in Medicine — and are ready to aay to the Botanic ^hysician in language of pontempt, ,»iv " From curing disease with rools and herbs, We'll surely call you back. kit. An4 il we can't persuade you, We'll surely c^li you Q,mck" ' i jj'jwti Yet, notwithstanding, Vegetable Remedies are used with success by hundreds of the greatest respect- ability in this Province. £rtract from the Writings of the B,di^^ JQHIf WESLEY, ^^lo tiV: 'f The healing art was first brought into use in a yary natural and simple manner. In the earliest age ofrthe world, mankind by various experiments, or apcidents, discovered ihat certain Plants^ Roots i^lld Barks f possessed Medicinal properties, these were found sufficient, to remove their diseases—^ while the Appiication of these re^nedies was plain andeasy. * • * # t * And there has not been wanting from tjrne to time some lovers of ijaaukmd who have endeavoured (contrary to their own interests) to reduce physic to its ancient stand- ftrd ; who have endeavouted to explode out of it all Hypothesis and fine spun theories, and to make it a plain inteliigjlble thing as it was in the beginning, having no more mystery in it than this, " such a Medicine removes such a pain ;" these have demons ^trabiy shown that neither the knowledge of Astrology, Asirono my, natural Phyiosophy, or even Anatomy itself, is absolutely necessary to the quick a^d effectual cure of most diseases incident tOj^the |iti|imaQ family ; nor yet any Chemical or Exmt\ ^t simple Plants or Roots duly applied, so that rf?:<~.. .'■*!. , every man of cerampn sense (ip oi:,(iHnary, 9,t\yfej may proscribe for himself or ^^is,Qey{hb^r,ap^ may ^© secure frogoi doing i\?/m ey^» |yWft,fe^S|ff dp no good." wuo ^ii«** *w«w« rislieVite fliio ^icl^ t . ^ , re(nedies. 4 intend, ^^ ^^y^niWf'^W''^'^ 'Smt)iguous words, otWchrrical phtaafds in desc^ijbmg 'botanic Keriiyibi,-6r pt^sctibing /fof the ' it(J/;,^ •6lloosing the plainest language lhai\pl(^n^7Hiriiim ■ li'n'dferitand me—fcr i'haV^W^Uter tMfe ti6T 'tpxca in liiis Nvbrlt to do otherwise—the M^dicAl profes- sion have often long hard riames— g^c|^ asTflJ'- '^?d0ri, ciorrdiim' m%; stiib/murihs'Hy^Sgyri niitis, calomelas suijlim:atune,1' all thGse/bi| \^^ rte^iiTiothing but the single Word caldmLih&'hhTb Peppermint is palled [« meuthad j^petitarlifer^^^^ ''''*T \V6uM tjptwikh to spdjik A^i^nu^'^^^y'^ }^^ • Profesiidnj—biit would undeceive sudn it's a^ ^^e to believe that skill lies jh being a^eiB.i^^Iffle "tiktin'* terms in which the vatibqs J^^cfijciheS^ the ■C)()ct9f3 'i^rescribe are khowij i? theit^BooB. ?l "Will n6w make a; fey' r^maiiks i^ : ' The medefn Practice may be classed ttnderiiie ^ifWlo^/rittg'heads:-^'^'- -■"-"' f^ »^'^^^' ^^--^^^f "^'^'fA "n^m^ AND BepiMvH'' C£ii^^Tpo ^ cohstiidte:the« Faculty,'* wh6 ^^T^^^artei^^^ ^^al^C^Ueges; ai^ Je^med the ni^^ fh some i^Redw' li^d i9^st.i^^ ^. ^«^^^ INTnODUOEIOJC, A ^**'!ndep€ndeTit" : the independents are ribi confined X6'\\i^'ThoiHpibmiiij. System only, but itiakeiall th« discoveries they can' arfd practice accordingly, y*'/ .^.,3jfd. Jnf )tioA^QEPATHia,P«ysip^Ns sayr tiiat !^Jiateyer\YiU create (i^weaJf^^w^^ cwe^ itj l^en^e *^rf,'f: ,. \ . ^ ^.r-^-.. : '. .5ltk. JAasT^tiw Wpnqehs, ap6t]b^er class of persons .Whlol.ldlial *;fc ai^d;4^ftl aii4 .curerAJUs fQr>U djsepyje '^«.lhalt pesh is Wr i%Kf^^ ^J^^^9"f I? !*'^^PiP?W® ^ -f Ojl^. TfltE K^RMED BoTANiq, , PHYSICIAN ^Cttl VO- jt^ ,«jc?ientific itte aiid combines every ing ! fiseful fromi aipj v system where Vegefabfe ^Sedicinc9nrt used, to h^e^l the sick ; th^ir.pracjiice • is tfisi^diaj'thetedsideby ;e?:perieBCfi,--rin relieving the afflictions of all wjio can ^l)e bfin/eifiled by the applfcation of Medficfnerrand is i.n strict accordance with Physiologioat princr^les. Thus God has in Mb infinity gopdnpse, sniftered a '^syM^m ito be established, which heals diseasain confornii|y i;fi^h , ihe intentions J ot.nature, and re-establishes health ,jl^ithout., dfis,troying tb^, source of jifel— .hence in I^^Jew of ,tbe rnany pppoiitunities which we^ ©nJ9}5»^ in this agebf Improvement, let. us not abus^ours^lvei^ ; .vjt)^^ #.01 in ^rmpny witn the laws of life, ^hat we f jaay finailly enjoy the life \o t^omef in a region >yhete the inhabitants shaii neyer say " I am sick^'" INTRODUCTION. but where the undivided rest which remains for ihft people of Gad shall be our ppriion fot ever! ^ VI Paltino, C,W.. January J 1851., ^__p rfTf r e;ui (vf.7; ,!^'vf .,vt^> ,.vs .. . -ii? rrnoii gfiii Jl ■ ■ ;silO ft Ui: :■ . : 7 no ■Ia;fe^fI.8^oJ TomaiD l)ii« 9oti: ■ :;u.w. , io ms 1 " , .:^9J :^ob lo ,,.:.,-o v':ij !'::■'.; uS7^n joa ol) • . ■ - ■ 'o'naK .i > uit L, .: ■}■..] Ul '■:■. ■.' Dili io\ «n!f."»7!di dairl* A CHAPTER ON DIETETICS, With Some General Rules for i^reserv- ing Health and Ijongevify. -J • It has been asserted by Dr. Graham^ who hqs published a large Work on the " Sicence of Huniau Life" that man is " herbeverouSf" or designed by the Creator to subsist on Vegetables and the various kinds of fruit. I have also nn original Work called the ^^ Primeval Diet of Man." Its Author strenuously defends the above principles. Dr. Combcj in his Work on " Dietetics" and many others, are of a contrary opinion: declaring man to be " Carnivorous" from his having the " Canine^ or dog teeth." I am of opinion that science and experience will prove that man was originally de- signed to subsist promiscuously upon flesh, fish, fowl, with various fruits and Vegetables ; and that man abuses himself by eating too/as^, too muchy and too many kinds at a time. For " Nature is sipiple and her >yants are few." As fire and water do not agree when they come into contact with each other — so by the almalgamation of too many kinds of food at a time — it injures the dijestive action of the " Stomach. Dr. Beaumont has shown in his experiments on digestion that if we eat and drink at the same time, — an additional burden is imposed upon the stomach — it will contract \a its center like an " Hour Glass" the absorbents acting upon the fluids in one, and gastric juice acting upon iVktf^ A.#i^1«i>lAi «U-» iU^ CViiUS Hi iilKi ^ i^bo has publish- ed a Wofk ot Eight Hundred Page?, called the ^^Reforfked^Prdctice o/i»f«rfia7j^" mak^sfiie following rt;Ud',ireinarksi:T-. . ' '.'[^'^^^^^^^^JtlX'^^,, ' " Health.'— When al! the functions of the sy^i^Ri are duly Performed^ a person may be said to.be in fteM.'' ' . \ . ■':■-;■;■ .' Disease.?— " Any alteration from this stated or T^j^en any part leases to perform its office o?;f»R^- ^on, disease is the consequeoce. It is d salutary cfrort of pait^ne tp repair an injury to the systenfi or re-estabiish Health. Whal is termed disease ap- pears, in reality, to be noihing more than an inherent principle in the system to restore healthy action^ orto resist oflfendkig courses.*' Diseases are sometimes alone, or Primarp ; at other times they are connected with, or caused by, other diseases. They are Acute when the attack is ▼ery severe an<^ dangerous, terminating in a few days : — Chronic. — When slow in progress, little or no in- flamation, and not attended with imminent danger. Fear. — And other violent passions indulged ar» Unfavourable to health, at all times. Habit. — Persons of intemperate habits are lefs easily excited by Medicinal stimulants than others wnnra tamrtArntA. also wHere ths svst6!i\ has beeR BOTxVNIG FAMILY niYSlCIAN. 13 saae. i uo \ l-i* s puVlish- called the following nn he sy»iem d to, be in fttate^ or je offttft^- t salutary systenfi or isease ap* than an e healthy imary ; at ;aused by, e attack is in a few e or no in- nt danger, iulged are its are lefs ban others I has been flooded by Nostrums it is more difficult to remove them, than to euro the disease. Salts, and Minerals, Those who wish to pre- serve their Health should avoid the use of Minerals taken internally ; they never were designed by the Author of nature for Mediciine ; they injure the coates of the stomach and intestines, and often, instead of removing create disease—Mercwry, which is 80 universally in use ; is the worst of all,— Vege- tables should be used in preference ;— 5a?/s— many suppose it necessary frequently to take salts, to preserve their health ; this custom is wrong ; a vicid thin cold state of the blood follows the use of them : the motto on the Tomb stone is in place, "I was well ; took Physic and died." Bheding-'ii is quite fashionable to bleed, to prevent disease or preserve health; this is a pernicious custom ; no person has a drop of blood to spare, this practice which brings on many diseases, may afFord present relief, but its consequences are injurious, producing dropsy, debility, and nervous diseases ; tear down the best house, and who can build it with the same materials and make as good a house of it. The skin, bowels, kidneys, stomach, and lungs, are agents through which the Medical Power of Nature acts in carrying oflf disease or waste particles of matter ; or morbid humours of the system, and to paralize their energies, is to produce death in the midst of life — rather assist Nature in her efforts to expel disease from the system. Vegetable Medicine contains nutrition (while minerals and salts do not) and is designed by the Creator to cure every form of disease, to which mankiiid are subject— when per- spiration is obstructed give Diaphoratic^s, when the stomach does not perform its office give Emetic'Sf :¥■ 1 i 14 BOTLNIC FAMILY PHYSICIAN. f When tl.e kidneys are ob tructed S^^ f^f^;;f\;*^ when the Bowels are mactive give I^f^^^^''' ^^^ Vegetable Kingdcm has a remedy at hand at all times. A Few Directions for Gathering and Preparing Medicines. To Measure Medicine instead of Weighing.-^A drachm of any substance that is near the jvejght nf water will till a common tea-spoon level lull, ?ourtea^sroontals make a table-spoonful, or one- half of an ounce, two table-spoonfuls an ounce, and 80 on. On the same principle, one-third of a tea- spoonful will be one scruple, or twenty grains in weight. , , . To make a solution of Herbs break, cut, or bruise them,-then put them in a tea-pot, pitcher, bowl or tea-cup, and pour on boiling water, and when th« ea's^cool enough it is fit for use For Syrrups boil the articles%nd strain off the tea adding Sugar, &c. , , 1. u » Roots should be dried and powdered, and then hot water poured on,ic will extract their virtues immedi- ately. But when used green briuse only, and apply hot water. Roots, should be gathered in the fall when the luice returns to the roo., after the top has done irrowing. Herbs, should be gathered when in blossom, or when they have attained their full growth— and when gathered, should be hung up to dry, to avoid must and mildew ; do not throw them in a heap,— take as much pains to dry a Uttle Medicine for family use, as you do to inake sweet hay. In making pa/5, boil the ingredients down JL ..__•„ -xr ^^A k/'.il /Irkwn as thick QS to byrrupj siram wi* ««« -"Vi* v»vrT«, — --"- BOTANIC FAMILY THYSICIAN. 15 Xluretic^Sj lives: the kd at all Lig and e weight rvel full, I, or one- unce, and of a tea- grains in J or bryise f, bowl or when the ir Syrrups a adding d then hot s immedi- and apply 1 fall when ) has done when in their full J hung up arow thorn ry a little laka sweet ents down i<$ thick as Tar; (don't let it burn)— and to roll into Pills, thicken with flour, ginger, &c. Anatomy and Physiology. The brevity of this work will only admit of a few remarks -.---Many have written largely of late on Physiology, in fact it forms a branch of study in Schools and Academies, at the present day*-- numerous works may be easily obtained. And if thd " Proper study of mankind is man," man should study his own Pkybical nature, especi- ally so far as the prevention and cure of disease is concerned ! The parts of the Human Body are composed of • solids and fluids. The Bones, Cartilages, Liga- ments, iMuscles, Tendons, Membranes, Nerves, Arteries, Veins. Hair, Nails and Ducts, are the solid parts of the 'body. The Blood, Bile, Milk, Lympha, &c.j are ihe fluid parts. The bones are the proper work of the human system. They give form and strength to the body, and keep it from sinking under its own weight. They number 248. Small and unimportant bones, found about the joints of the Thumb and Great Toe, Eight in number, a1e called sesamoid bones. The bones are compos 2^^ of Animal earth and gluten ; and not only support the body but defend its viscera : the bones are adapted to the situatioj:^ they occupy. Hence some are hollow and filled with marrow ; others solid throughout ; others Zar^^, round^flat^ plain^ convex or concave : so also the joints, some are hinge joints; others are swivel^ and some partake of both the hinge and swivel motion. To the bones are attached muscles, This system con- jp— ..^--^rif^i-l-lirM- f t i t i i I IQ BOTANIC FAMILY niYSICIAN. siitulea the fleshy part of the human body. They have various forms; some long and round, some plain and circular,' some spiral, and some have Cght fibres ; som'e few are double, and some are even treble; Ihey are designed to serve as the organs of moiion:\hey are inserted into the diflferen bones of the body. And as the muscles contract or distend, so are the movements of the human body-- thev number between four and five hundred— one hundred of which every time we breathe are em- Xved: "breathing with ease," is a « blessing of every moment." A man in Asthma knows how to estimate it. There are two great systems of blood vessels called. Veins and Arteries. The veins carry the blood to the heart, and the arteries convey it from the heart, to supply the various parts of the system. The blood in the veins is b ack and unfit for use in nourishing the body, until U enters the vessels of the lungs, and comes in contact with the air which we inhale by respiration, t^e oxigen por- tion of which is converted into arterial blood,when it becomes red and is then conveyed by the arteries to fiupport and nourish the body. Hence there is a circle described in its current. The heart heing the great machine, by which the circulation is kept UD The hcait is a hollow muscular organ : it is double— having two Auricles, and two Ventricles. The Auricles receive the blood from the veins, and the Ventricles send out the blood to the arteries. When the heart contracts, the blood is propelled from the right ventricle into the. lungs, through the pulmenary arteries, which like all the other arteries, are furnished with valves that play easily forward, but admit not the blood to return toward the heart. The blood after circulating through the lungS, ana BOTANIC FAMILY PHYSICIAN. ir having there been revivified by coining in contact with the air, and imbibing a portion of its Oxygen, returns into the left auricle of the heart, by the pulmonary veins. At the same instant the left ventricle drives the blood into the aorta^a Iwge artery which sends off branches to supply the head and arms. Another large branch of the aorta de- cends along the inside of the back bone, and de* laches numerous ramifications to nourish the bowels and inferior extremities. After serving the most remote extremities of the body, the arteries aw converted into veins which in their return to the heart, gradually unite into larger branches, until the whole terminate into one great trunk called the vena cava, which discharges itself into the n^« auricle of the heart, and completes the circulation. Each ventricle of the heart is reckoned to contain about an ounce, or two (table-spoonfuls) of blood. The heart contracts 4000 times every hour. And there passes through it 250 pounds of blood every hour. If the mass of blood in a human body be reckoned at an average of 25 pounds, it will follow that the whole mass of blood passes through the heart, veins and arteries, 14 times in an hour, or about once every |our minutes, fhe healhy action of the lungs depends on the action of healthy air which we inhale, giving character to the liie- blood of the human system. The hver and ^omach are organs of immediate importance to health and life. If they are not healthy, digestion will be retarded, the system not receiving its nourishment They.boih act in concert as appear? by the process of digestion. Br, BeamontV experiments on the stomach of St. Martin, (a young man whose per- orated stomach by the accidental discharge of a ■,n It BOTANIC FAMILY PHYSICIAN. Musket) gave him an opportunity to determine with accuracy, the length of time employed by the Gastnc Juice in converting into chyme, the various articles gf diet. The food after being masticated by the teeth, and moistened by the saliva, is received into the stomach, where it is still further diluted bv the Gastric Mice, which has the power of disolv- inff Animal substances. From this organ or sack, it posses by an orifice into the second stomach or Duodenum. Here the functions of the liver are made necessary. The liver is upon the right side, the largest gland in the human body— and its office is to secrete bile. The gall-bladder is seated m the hollow side of the liver, and by means of a duct it communicates with the second stomach. Ine pancreas, or sweet-bread, which lies behind the Stomach secretes a fluid of a milky colour. Its duct forms a Junction with the gall duct, from the liver in the second stomach or Duodenum where, mixing their juices with the chyle conveyed from the stomach, they act as natural Physic; to keep up a healthy action of the intestines, which carry off the crude portions of our food,— portions unfit to nourish the system— while small vessels, caHpd lacieals, take up the nutritious portion, and convey it to the mesenteric gland / from which it is received by a duct into the blood, and made to supply the wastes of nature,— while other portions of our food not conveyed to the blood, as just stated, pass off by insensible perspiration, and the action of the kidneys. The glands of the skin which cover our bodies, are perforated by thousands of millions of pores through which, more than half of what we eat and drink, passes off by sensible and insensible perspiration. The obstruction of these produces the most serious BOTANIC FAMILY rHY&IClAN. 19 consequences. Hence Rheumatisms, Fevers, and other inflamatoty diseases, often follow what are called colds^ which are caused by a partial obstruc- tion of these pores ; for when they are completely obstructed, the vital functions become clogged, and impeded in their movements — and death must ensue if the Medical Power of Nature does not over- come the difficulty ; and it must be assisted in order to accomplish its object. Hence the saying of a wise man, " a little cold is a little death ; and a little more fits us for the damps of the grave, and is death itself." " That power bears rule," says Dr. Thompson " when a man is dead, viz., cold which killed him." Hence a due balance or temperature of the elements, of which we are composed con- stitutes health. And whenever there is contusion or want of healthy action, friction is necessary, by simple remedial agents selected from the Vegetable World, and prepared by the infinite wisdom of God for this purpose. *» The fiitn^kie heibs beneath our feet, Well usee", ; relieve our pains complete." Eleotrioity. It has been said that a current of Electricity pass- ing around the Globe causes its motion; under the direction of the Almighty Sovereign of the Universe! And thai the head of every man is a Galvanic Battery^ and the circle described in its action is the circulation of the blood passing to the extremities and returning again 14 times every hour, and the nervous -fluid under the controul of the will moves every finge. ^ nuscle, and fiber. Hence when Electricity is applied to the body, it acts as a counter irritant over which the will has no m iii i ! ri f M i h : 20 BOTANIC FAMILX niYSIClAN. control— although at the same time the fluid m passing through the system, acts in harmony wnh The circulating medium,— if the above be true, Electricity must bo useful when applied as ari Alterative, particularly in glandular swelimgs, and. Nervous weakness. 1 have proved it to be an active agent, in many cases of this kind— while in some others it appeared to have little or no effect. I think its application should be followed with bath- ing the parts in Camphor, Liniment, Salt and Water, &c. The " Medical Faculty'' appear of late* to be waking up on this subject, and have reported many instances of its value in assisting to remove obstructions from the system. If at any time by cold or obstructions, ihere is a want of healthy action 'in the vital fluid which forms a part of every man— ihe -electric fluid may be employed with safety to assist nature in her opperations. A Few Diseases Named, with their Na- tive and Indian Remedies. *■■■ In entering upon this part of my work, 1 shall borrow some from Dr. Beach of New York, and i,otic3 some Indian Remedies from Dr. Wtlhf^ms « Last Legacy;' however, the majority is from my own practice and experience. Dr. Beach of New York perhaps has few equals, or any superiours m. Europe or America in describing the systems of dis- ease and their appropriate remedies. He condemns much of the " Old School Practice^' and although a profound Scholar, has adopted a Botanic Practice wholly, in treating all kinds of disease— the number of such Physicians are increasing. The following truth I believe in Medical Philosophy cannot be /.nntrnvfirffid. " That it is imvossibk for any Agent or BOTAKIC family rilYSICIAN. 21 that is really a Medicine, to he at the same time a Poison, and that wo Agent that is essentially a Poison, can become a Medicine /" I reject the following Vegetables as Medicine taken internally, although some of them are used externally, [Henbane, Night- shade, Cicuta, Ivy, Wild Parsnip, White Sicily, Foxglove, Vegetable Five Finger, Poke and Scoke.] But should any of the above be taken accidentally, a dose of bitter herbs or bark^ virill counteract their effects immediately ! Any man who calls himself a " Root Doclor^^^ " Thompsoniajiy^^ " hidian Doctor," or " Botanic Doctor," and at the same time mixes minerals^atid salts, with roots and AerZ>5, calling the herteorgeneous mass. Vegetable Medicine!— is a »' quack" in the superlative degree ! ! Or " bleed, blister, physic, and starve,*' his patients, has yet to learn the systems of disease, and proper application of Medicine 1 The following cardinal rules, in the practice of Medicine should be committed to memory, 1st. As far as practicable to ascertain the disease. 2nd. What indications or intentions to fultill in treating it. ,. u 3rd. The best Agents or means to accomplish this object. 4th. To administer Medicine at the right time, or when it is really required. 5th. Give as little Medicine as possible to answer the purpose. 6th. Give the most simple kinds of compounds. Tth. To know when to omit the administration of Medicine, and to rely on the resources of nature, with diet, bathing, regimen and nursing. " In these rules consist the principle art of heal- ing the sick. The Physician who assists our nature 'hi > .>] '■ I %% BOTANIC FAMILY PIIYSICIAM. to throw off disoose, and recover health, with the least use of Medicine, is the best friend to our con- fititution, and evinces the most true science and skill, arid deserves our highest respect and warmest rrratitudc. The greater -ability, Age and Experi- ence of Physicians, the less Medicme they give; the lonfrer they practice, the more they depend on the Reslorative Efforts of Nature, and the less con- fidence they have in the specifics of art, therefore do not think less favourably of your Physician, (it YOU employ one) because he prescribes little." What are called Febrile diseases, are Fevers m ^pnerol, which are produced by a disturbed opera- tion of heat—" cold and obsiruciions." I shall notice some fevers most prevalent in this country. Intermittent, or (Chill Fever.) This may be divided into three stages, 1st the cold, 2nd the hot, Sr-d the sweating stage. Chill arises from stagnant water or marshy g.oraid, v.'hen acted upon by heat called marsh viiaup.c -- ^i ^refac- tion from old logs lying in the water, decayed Veireiables, &c. First cleanse the stomach and bowels, and pnrifiy the blood, and then the cause is iM20ved ; and the affect will cease. Billions Emetic. Fill a quart pitcher or bowl with Femwc and Boneset, equal parts, pour on one quart of boiling water— when cool enough— mix half a tea-spoonful of ginger with half a tea-cupful of the the above tea ; one hour, or half hour, before the chill commences, then use the rest of the tea till it opperates a^ an Emetic — at the same time bathe the feet in hot Bran water or weak lye; when the Emetic has done LIS fiOTANIU FAMILY PUVSICIAN. 23 th, with the to our con- jcience iind nd warmest md Experi- they give ; ' depend on he less con* rt, therefore hysician, (it I little." e Fevers in irbed opera- s." I shall lis country. 'ever.) ages, 1st the | stage. Chill fioiniH, v.'hen ta-' ^) ^refac- tGT, decayed stomach and len the cause Vervine and rt of boiling \ tea-spoonful [he above tea ; 1 commences, jperates as an i3t in hot Bran oppcr';tIp*g, or during its oppcrations, drink warm I bran tea or milk poridge. If this course does not •icrulate tha bowels, altar the sweating stago is lover, take tour Billious Pills with camomile^ or \ cat nip tea — repeat the above course every timo the chill returns; and the fust, second, or third course never fails, to remove the cause, (however in Isome places, people live exposed to the fever while [they are getting rid of it) To cleanse the blood hake Spice Bush, White Ash Bark, Dogwood Bark, IPrickley Ash Bark, Tag Aider Bark, or either two [of them, put in a pitcher, adding a few cloves or Iginger— drink cool three or four times a day. — IFeveh and Ague may be treated on the same (principle : let it be remembered, that to avoid aa much as possible the causes which has induced it is important in this and every other disease. An Indian Cure for Ague. Put three Hen's eggs into a pint of Vinegar, and ./hen the shell is dissolved by the Vinegar, the jggs are to be taken out whole, and half a gill of 'lis Vinegar is a dose three times a day. Billious Fever, or (Remittent.)] In remittent there is a remission or abatement, )ut the Fever does not go entirely oif as intermit- jent; this is the difference between the two. It Commences with shivering, pain in the head, back, hddiness, sickness at the stomach, which is follow- Id by heat ; cleanse the stomach and bowels the lame as in Chill Fever-, and give tonics when the etic has done »ever is off to braco up the system. I h 1 1 i <24 BOTANIC FAMILY niYSICIAN. Scarlet Fever. This Fever takes its name from tho scarlet which appears on the skin of the whole body, attended with neat, dryness and itching, af^er two, three, or four days, according to tho violence of the disease ; the skin;peels off, and branny scales appear over the body. Scarlet Fever acts in three degrees ; first, Putrid Sore Throat; second, Scarlet Rash ; third. Malignant Fever, according to the constitution of the patient ; in either case give Smart Weecliea. and Lobelia enough, to cause vomiting— and when the Fever is on wash the body with milk and water twice a dav ; spread a strengthning plaster the aizo of a dollar, and put it on the lump swelled, each side of rhe neck ; and take a strip of red flannel, moistened with a mixture of lard and camphor gum, and put it round the neck-letting it remain during the Fever for a gaigle ; use Sumach Bark or berries; also Hemlock, Allumroot, Sage, AJlum and Honey ; as the disease attacks the throat and mouth ; never give Physic or bleed---more than one-third who have been bled and .took Physic in the worst stage of the disease have died, many have lost their lives by exposure to cold after they thought themselves out of danger— after tho skin peels oft, great care is necessary,— keep within doors awhile, or cold and death may follow. In many hundred cases of Scarlet Fever treated in tiio above vvay, not one in a hundred have lost their hves. As this Fever is contagious in many instances, going through families and neighbourhoods, (although no person will have it more than once,) care and cleanlines* is ncsesss^y where ^!! Botanic family physiciaic. fi5 arlet which ly, attended ,vo, three, or the disease ; lear over the grees ; first, lash ; third, nstitution of Weed tea and id when the k and water ister the size 3velled, each red flannel, nd camphor ng it remain jmach Bark Sage, Allum ,e throat and --more than 3lc Physic in I, many have they thought kin peels off, ioors avvhile, any hundred ? above way, their lives, ny instances, ghbourhoods, , more than :ss3^v where It prevails. And the same may be said of Bloody Flux, or (Dysentery.) This is an inflamation of the Alimentary CanaL It occurs frequently in August and September lifter dry dusty roads. I think by inhaling and s^^afiOvC^'i ing dust vitiates the secretions of thie liter, Whed the bowels become corroded with morbid humodrs^ and the capillary vessels form a leak — when the coating of the bowels passes off in bloody stoolsl. Give a strong tea of Archangel^ S mar itbeed^ and hed Rhaspberrp leaves, one tea-Qupful every hbvtr until the disease is checked. . Slipp^eiy Eliri anld Allum Root is good used in. Injection if necessary— ^ steeped in bran tea. The best diet in Dysentery.ii Rice, scalded in water and boiled in milk. An eminent cure for Dysentery—take good Vinegat and as much salt as it will dissolve ; add A iahlt^ spoonful of it to four of hot water, and let it be takea by spoonfuls as fast and hot as can be swallowed. This do once in two hours till it operates at Physic — it is said to be a sovereign remedy in Dysentery. Another. — Take Log\Vood one oance, boii in one quart of milk and water, sweeten it with; loaf sugar. Dose, one tea-cupful once an hour. ' A^ Indian Remedjr. Take three pints of pine baik, three pints of water, let it simmer down to a quart, strain off and add one pint West India molasses, the whole for a grown person ; half for a child. This remedy i» (simple and effectual. IS p •till ni iiMi ^ BOTANIC FAMLY PHYSICIAN. Measles. This disease is often attended with bad conse- quences, when not properly treated: no pains should be spared to drive the putrefaction out of the system, and keep it out, till the disease disappears. Many persons have died with consumption years after they had the measels. Dr. Thompson says, " when the symptomc iixaku their appearanrA give a dose of composition powder, or No. 2, — to bring them out, then No. 3 for canker, with a little of No. 2 in it io overpower the cold, and when the aecond dose is given add No. 1 to clear the stomach and^ promote perspiration — the disorder will then show itself on the outside — if necessary give an in- jectton," composed of Smartweed and Slippery Elm boiled in bran water. Small Pox, Chicken Poa^ treated in the same way. Whooping Cough, A. Syrrup made of four ounces of Elecampane- rootj one ounce of Wake Robin — add half a pint of Honey, stew ten minutes^ strain, dose, one tea-spoon- ful, nfght and morning ; or when a fit of the cough occurs. Many have died of consumption from the 6flfescts of Whooping Cough ; avoid taking cold, Use, at bed-time half a tea-cupful of Smartweed Tea, \yith a little ginger in it, to guard the lungs against itiflamation. InfLamation of the Iiiihgs« This is a dangerous disease : when the mucousf 'tivhich lines the lungs is inflamed it is called in- damation of the lungs. It attacks all classes-— it Mm en they occur too often, check their action by giving a strong tea mode of Bath Root, one part^ Alum Root, four parts, Comfrey i2oo<, two pam, three nights in the week. The same t^a is 9. powerful remedy for flooding. When the iponlhljf courses do not return, or for obstructed mcn^truaiion : bathe in hot water at bedtime the fe.ct, taking from two to four ^^ Female Regulating Pi//i"— with % tea made of two or three pf the following aniclcs: — Smartweed, Purnet, Mugwart,, l^n.sy, Bu^^ Thyme, Fealherfew, Soulherwood, ,. Savin, Biu6 Vervine and Indian Ilemp Root : cont)n,ue t^j^ course one week before the time you ebould be un* well ; and it never fails to assist nature^ in her operations. : / * . End of the Monthly Periods. ,, Dr. S. S Fitch, who has written « six lectures pp. [uses of the lungs" says " the natural cloje of the {motithly turns is often marked by some disturbance tof female jiealih, but by care, keeping the bowels tfree, and preserving the general health, it will nsually pass away ; and a long calm succeed in Khe female health," and a cheerful and happy old [age follow. . Fluor Albus, or Whites, Take one ounce of white Cohush Roolf one dolft *8 tiOTANIO FAMILY rilYSICUM. %Vi ■M- i< '•■■mS it f»wders. Mandrake, Colt's Foot, I powerful one part, J, — vary as ain, White 1, Slippery . Two or se. dj Worm« Sassafras, lied blood ister, ill low one Pine Tur- ler; strain Pulveriz- n. ra. lasses. Simmer it half an hour (don't burn it) cool, ^i for use. Rheumatic Salve, Old Sores, 8lc. Take Beech Bark, boil till the strenns; and i the pith e, Baira nd Wild SprupSf I oiFand ifin^. •rt, (the Garlic, »r Buds, Jrn. A i worms BOTANIC FAMILY rHYSICIAN. Tinctures, Solutions. if Put four ounces Hemlock Gum, one ounce of ttemlock Oil into one quart of Brandy. Good to bathe in Rheuniatism. Black Alder, Mandrake and Blood Root made fine, four ounces of each, one ounce of Cayenne, put all in one gallon of Whiskey. Pithe any painful part, and it ^^ili relieve. A tea-Spoonful mixed in water taken thred (iiries a day is gbod for pain in the breast, colic, <&C. Anti spasmodic Liniment* fake No. 6 (Thompson's,) add to a half pint,- half an ounce of Camphor Gum, one spoonful Spirits of Turpentine, one spoonful of Hartshorn, shaken together ; for Cramps, Lockjaw— -h^ilhe. It is a most safe and powerful Liniment. For Gathering in the Ear. Take common tea, one drop, hog's lard, one drop, mix and put iu the ear, blood warm— three times a week —then wash the whole head with salt and water ; drink a tea of yellow Dock Root and Tag- dlder, for the blood. For Salt Rheums HsiUe tVater Dock Root, Scalions, and Swamp Sassafras, equal parts ; boil down strong and add one pound of lard ; simmer down to an ointment. Rub the parts affected three or four times a day. Itch Ointment. rn«u« ^„« QninVior nnft mmce. Turneniine one ounce, lard half a pound, melt the lard and Turpett- WSl u 48 BOTANIC FA^ilLY PliYSiCjAW, tine ; ihen add tho Sulpher, stir it till cold— -nnply It two or three limes a day. It soon cures the coni- plaint without changing tho clothes. Celandine Ointment for Piles. . Take wild or garden Celandine, bruise and covet with any kind of spirits, and simmer a while ; then pdd iresh butter, and let the whole remain over the fire till the .leaves are crisped; strain and add one lea-spoonful. Bees Wax for piles, and cutaneoua eruptions,— Excellent. I^j ections. ^ Injections should never be neglected^ wherf tiecessary. A Syringe is the best instrument— giild, musciJage of Slippery Elm, Molasses, Soap Suds, Lobelia, Hemlock, Red Pepper, Smai tweed nnd lobaccoj any of the abdve may be used in' bran tea with safety. Irritating Plaster; Talfe one pound of tea, half a pound of Turpen- tine; Bees Wax, half a pound, raelt, strain W boil a few minutes ; then remove from the fire and stirin the folio win or, as it cools, finely pulverised mixed and sifted viz :-Poke Root, Mandrake. Plood Root and Wild Turnip, three ounces each J keep stirrmg till the whole mass is well mixed-- spread on a piece of soft leather and place ^ver the part affected ; ke-p it on as long as you 6an bear it : then remove and put it on again in a day or two when removed wash the parts with salt and water i:rv«'^r" •^' T/" H'«^'ci wui oring out eruptions like, the small pox,^an(l causes a discharge oi BOTANIC FAMILY niYSlCUK. 4\) Id— apply s the com- es. and covef I lie; then 1 over ihe I add ope :utaneou8 id» whert umeht — . 5es, Soap n a i tweed ! used iti Turpen-. fire and ilverised andrake^ J each — . mixed— - over the bear it ; or two ; d water, rupiions large of maltcr. It is suporior to all other plasters for old ulcers, spinal diseases, pains in the side, &c. » jPemal^ Heg .lating ^Pills. Take Beef's gaU (l)oil ir. a ketllo, and when dxf it will powder,) one table-spoonful, Gemten Root one table-spoonful, Vervine Leav es do., Ginger dc, Elder Flowers or Leaves do., Indian Hemp Root do., Rue do., Tansey do., wet the wholo n>aas with strong Smartweed tc.i, work till thick enough, and then roll them in powder of Bitter Root and Cayeri- no Pepper -(powder all the above fine and silt before mixing.) Baihe the feet in hoi water and lake from tlaee lo six at bed-time. An invaluablia remedy. EiUious Pills. 'fElk^jhalf a bushel of Biitternut Bark peeked in May or Jline, bruise and boil down half, strain aftd afterwards evaporate to iho consistence of thick Honey, (be careful not to burn it.) It may be dried in a warm oven until it will pill, roll the pill* in powder of Blood Root and Bitter Root, equal parts-— adding one spoonful of Ginj^er lb the mass Ufore maidng into pills. Dose, from Uvo ta fiTQ pills thfc size of a pea, at bed-lime. j^u^ iSmetic Pills. ^^^^ foil xBoneset, Vervine and Smartweed, equal parts, strain and boil down as thick as tar, roll in Ortyenne and Lobelia. Dose, from one to six, drink milk poridge or bran tea,— Excellent r;t MattOrake Pills. (Anti dyspeptic.) i,;^T^ke powdered Mandrake Root, four parlSi Gensen Root Powder, one part, Cayenne Pepper, 50 BOTANIC FAMILY Pllt&lClAN. IttFO parls, wet the mass with Snrtart\tcfed tea and form into pills. Dosn, from three to six at night, are sufficient to regfulato the bowels-^ihese pilU are Anti-dyspcjHic] jrood for jaundice. They rtay be made wiih Mandrake, two parls, Cayenne, one part. Dose, the above. >*> >H Vegetible Snuff, / .Take Sassafras Baric, Colt's Foot iloot, and i iaife feassairas liarlc, Colt's Foot Root, and ^lood.Root, equal parts, dry and powder, s'fi and .use^for Catarrh and obstructions in the heai' ' ?T! Antispasmodic Mucilage. Pleurisy Root, Comfrey, Dandelion, Skunk Ctfb^ bage, (the roots) dried and powdered, equal parts, adding one spoonful of ginger to halt a pint of thd toixture. Dose, one tea-spoonful in hot wafet |ki|^ht and morning. dough Powders. «< I'tf^"^^ parts of Hoarhound, Wild Tiimrp, Skunk Cabbage, Bitter Root; powder and mt* ort^ l^paottfitl of Cayenne to half a pint of the p6wdbr(Jd mass. Dose, from half to one spoonful at bed-lime^ taken in hot Smartweed tea,-^Excellent. Pour Grand Agents, m II ^^ -There are four ways in which Medicinfe operaiet m draining the system of disease, tiz :—JSa;/7?c/omn< to produce spitting, Ludorific \o sweat, Diureiic to cleatiise theurinarv nassafrps nn/^ nnninyt;^c »« »'a«.., laie theMweis. And no Meditjine can be a universal renk^dy without possessing the above pro|fei<(feB. 6d lea and X at night, ihese pillt rhey nlay renne^ one Root, and r, s'fi arid head. cunk Cftfb^ ual pans, lint of (b6 lot WAttt / <■■ ' I i Ttimrpr I ml jt otii p6'.vder^d bed-lim©, openittg cpeciorant Hureiic to . ■'■' 7 iV,- i eg U- universal srtifcB. BOTANIC FAMILY PHYSICIAN. It A Variety of Canadian Plants, with their Hedicinal Properties. While it is admitted that every Country had remedies for its own diseases ; Canada for its Bor tianical Remedies, perhaps, is not exceeded by any other part of America. Those natural Ag^ntaot^ Vegetables which the God of Nature has planted fQr us, are more congenin! to our constitutions than Foreign importations. Native plants were used by. iha Indians o( this Country Jong before America Wt^S discovered ; and we are indebted to them f' U '. Is a balsamic herb growing on knolls in old pasture fields from one to two feet high, white blossoms on the top which continue through the winter ; H haft a beautiful smell, this herb boiled in milk and water is a popula' remedy for the BloodT/. Fiux and Infiamation in the Bowels — it is invaluable as an •zpeciorant Crawly. (Jewel Nerve Root,) Is generally found in the neighbourhood of beach dronfi. It has nrv It^nvng rnmps un with n fiin^hk I I BOTAMU FAMILY niTSIClAN. m ow ddqjfi. an old t, in tea* Rhtiuma- : he said, a dose of [y restor- It is the iumour% this rool !>tted and ash, will ims, two the top, the stalk e root is truatioh, ^s>) ":;: I pasture soms on '; iihaft ilk and Tiuz and >le as an ) . if beach Stalk about a foot high ; with numerous podsha«>g- ing down like Jewels, containing a fine seed, th« root is brittle, not as large as a quill, growing in a bunch, the branches resemble fingers and loes — the powdered Root two parts, Skunk Cabbage one part. Wild Turnip one part, mixed with Molasses, will cure the worst cough: or the root and top boiled with /wiiiaw Po^y is extraordinary. - r. Indian Remedy for Jaundice.- Take gold thread, steep it in Vinegar until it makes a strong bitier ; take a quarter of a gill three times a day. Gold Thread, Grows in Cedar swampd and springy places, it has three leaves like a strawberry, the root is the size of a thread, very yellow and bitter ; a good tbnitt, gergle for sore mouth, &c. Angelica (Masterwortj) Grows in marshy woods, flowering in Ju7>b aM July,five or six feet high, large hollow stalks resemb- ling Patsnip, it is good for Colic^ pain in the stomach and bowels ; steeped with Dogwood Berries or Bark, in a dose of one gill three or four timesadajr; it is a great tonic and carminative. Celandine. (Toueli me Not.) Grows by springs and brooks with yellow blossoms, speckled inside, juicy, large jointed, brittle stalkf***- (lowers are succeeded by oblong pods which fly into shreds, when touched ; garden celandine has largo leaves with long pods like cabbage-— and whan brokej^ a yellow juice runs out. These are n m u iiOtANiG Family phtsician. m V" pdtterful medicine applied to warts, ringworms, and ibt pilei and dropsy. 'Ji u Beech Drops. '- C/ancer Root grows under beech trees, si'x or eight iiUches high, brittle^ of a brown color, root 'bulbous, it is good to cure cancer, ulcert, and St. Anthony's fire. Ponvulsion Ro6t. (Wild Poppy,) 'H^^dS in rich soil in the woods, bunches 6f white ■ijtalbs from four to six inches high, white buds- turning down like a poppy, roots resemble a mass of rotten wood full of small seed, the stalks bruised and steeped with ^^fcA drops equal parts^s a powerful remedy for Jits in cJiildren^ or symptoms of fits in old or young — it may be freely drank with safety — it will always strengthen the system. Avens Boot (Clove Boot,) Grows a foot high near fences, blossoms in July, on long spikes which are yellow — the seeds in the H\i will stick to the clothes, root smells like (ilovei. Water Avens blossoms purplish-^appear iti M«y. They are astringent, good for canker ahd cleanse the blood ; use them together. Comfrey Eoot^ Is good boiled in milk for bowel complaints, ini* mederate courses and Flour AIbus< Blood Boot, Well known in large doses, it is a good Emetic, in .. -.11 J -. _/•! ir„.., .-'■•_'•-!_ J J 9iM«tii ui/9«s oi iiaii a (ea-spooiiiui ui iue puw'UClcu nn9,8iid si^ or or, root md Si, r,) f white buds— a mass bruised s^s a mptofns ' drank system. In Mfi 9 in the I (ilovei. ti Mfiy. bleaase nts, ini< netic, in I ;Wue?cu BOTANIC FAMILY rUTalCIAH. ^^ root, it is good for Ulcerated sore throat, croup, atid ^'^''' Wild Turnip. (Wake Eobin,) Well known, is good for old people in case^i^of Asthma, Cough; u ^^^^^^^^^f ^;;r^^^^^ mixed ■^«i^ Dandelion, procure an appetite. Burdock, excellent draughts. Hog Thistle, worms. . ' '■ Whortleberry. (Hucklebery,) Sof graveUnd dropsy, by US use. . Dwarf Elder. H- *,t Th«pUnt dies every jear, and rUe.afte»h in i 56 BOTANIC FAMILY rilYSICfAN. the spring with a rough prickly stalk, two or three feet high, the root runs under the crust of the ground, as large as the finger; it tastes like Sarsa- parilla, it has bunches of dark colored berries, it colors the hair black, and is a powerful diuretic for curing dropsy. 4 American Geusen, Grows by hill sides, and old pastures, two feet high in branches, leaves spear shaped, and surround the ^talkJike ihoroughwort— on the upper side yellow flowers appear ; succeeded by yellow berries around the stalk, li is better than imported Gensen. A Tonicy which produces a healing effect upoti the Jungs and liver. It will also cure bots in horses. G e n s e u g. Grows in rich wood land a foot high, shooting out three branches, from the middle arises a pedestal .having on its top a bunch of kidney shaped berries --root, carrot shaped. It is good for nervous affec- l4ons, to cleanse ihe blood, and to strengthen the spleen and kidneys. Jgueen of the Meadow. (Gravel Root,) Grows in marshes about four feet high, the stalk IS reddjsh, flowers purple, leaves long, dark colored roots, full of oil which tnstes like Turpentine For Gravel, Bloody Urine, Diabetes, Dropsy. A sfonir ^lea of this root will always give relief, * Boaeset. (Thoroughwort,) Grows in marshes three feet high, the leaf surrounds .tno^talk at each Joint, if Im* u-hif^ ki«. OO/^ W^ t 'nu:. BOTANIC TAMILY THYSIGIAN. 57 it liver, in small doses. With Vervin base of Billions Emelic. Blue and White Vervine. _ , . -vr ' „rnw- ;^^^.„„^ of boiling water, (j-ive a spool _ - ' Oolumbo. (American,) Grows about the G^-'-jf ,^';«:iuVaut iU. m'^ch better than the itnported,--as a sura , _ used. -, 1 Golden Seal, ^ r^ronrl River and Bear Creekj Grows about the Grand Kiver ^^ ^^^^ r* 53 BOTANIC FAMILY PHYSICIAN. frequently; root as yellow as gold, size of a quill with many Fibers. Tonic, Stimulant and As- tringent. Bog Bean, Grows in the edge of marshy ponds with a green Stallk-T-it rises a few inches having three leaves re- sembling bean leaves; roots long, the size of a finger, green on the upper, and yeHow on the under side, spongy and porous — resembling a wiad pipe — it is very bitter and ipvxed with Smart weed and Cordus Benedictus^ or Spotted Thistle, (which grows itt- gardens) equal parts, will cure the worst thr&at diseases; Bronchitis, Gluinsy, &c. Make a tea 6>f the root, gargle, bathe, and drink freely. Vine Iffapel. (Sundial,) Is a green vine as large as a quill, running around small trees in swales — ten or twelve feet high, l^rge leaves with smooth edges, having sometimei .bunches of blackberries like grapes, root the size of a pipe-stem, very yellow and very bitter; it tastes like golden itfaZ-r-itruns many yards under ground, near the surfage. U has cured scores of pain in lliui breast by chewing the root like tobacco. An exeeU. len article in Syrup8,-rgood in all biUious affections. Jacob's Ladder. ., Jacob's Ladder is a vine that grows in old hedges and by fence sides, one stalk about breast high, thew spreads off into small branches having curls like a grape vine clinging to other weeds, the fruit is a Jarge bunch of black berries; and when ripA hasg down under the leaves by a small stem ; tb« root made into a tea and drank freely is a mo9l BOTANIC FAMILY PHYSlcUNi «& oi in iVie bladder ot kidney?, certain remedy for gravel .nihebia ^ ,, Bath Kbot, (White and Bed,) ^ ;.',(.;■ - , u- V, ihTPB oval leaves ottBiJ dro*S atout a foot high, "" ^ ,,,„ jhapedi top ot the stalk ; and <>"« f J^^^^li fibres. If* the root i, bulbous and f« °' ,. ^ twspooBft.1 •ftmic, Astringent, and Antiscep ^ urifie. ffag Alder. • ales as Physic. .^ 4^£i\ .^Y^. ' Stone Root. (Ox Balin,) .rjirr. ts fount! g-rowing in rich soil two or three feet high, large oval leaves, blossoms pink colored, \hG whole plant, has, when broken a beautiful smell, the root {.haped like a kidney or melt, covered with knobs reacmbling" boils— and when dry as hard as a knot t)f wood. This root bruised and steeped, is a certain cure for inward ulcers ^ enlargement of the spkefi end obstructions in the kidneys. Lungwort. (Lichen,) IShell Moss oil Maple and Oak steeped ; good for cMs) coughs and consumption; A List of the Most Common Herbs Gteherally Known, with some of theii Properties. i..VA I'his Author of this work has for mdny years b^efa in the habit of showing Mediciriai Plants 16 i^ij wild wished to leaf n their Use in curing disease | and will cohliriue i6 do so if health permit. ; Aider (hl'dck). — -Good for bleeding at the lungs, d WdSli for ulcers. Burdock. — Is good to cleanse the blood, (root and seed) the leaves are an excellent draught applied to the feet. 'Catnip. — Good in fevers to promote perSpiratiofi. Comfrey. — Valuable in coughs, and for palpita- tion of the heart. 1 Iloarhoiiiid. — Combined with Bonesel; good fof a cou n 6OTANI0 ia4i.lt rHtBicui*; t\ ^ 1 f„, Nervous he»4a<:h«. afoH.rw.J.-Goo'l for tser ^j„, f^, pUe* . i»^«"--«°°^,.XweToihe colic pain in th. Skunh Cabbage.— AVi i^xp« system. . T> i-j ;.> mi\U. Bood (orworins. humors. J n«ri« >-Good for Rheum»ti«Wi p„ft. Root ^'"••fr^rdTerent swellings. ^ . . in PO"'","' S?°i S leeS and «we*lenbd wuh Canada T^^ 'Ttalel and inflamation m A* honey* goott fot g'a»e^ '''•'"^y*-, / „;i.U _^ound among grass *'^ "* jBnrnrf (*"."l ..vr.nn like a pine bort. Gt««l four inches hjgh ^uh op l^e P^^^^^^^^^ ^,,^ Anti-sceptic, Ptmces f '"«' ' „ „ Peppel. ■,•»* wort, Wild Cucumber Spe. Ho ^ £1^6. fcrwhit^^e ?f ^ ^"'^-''-"''""^^ Kctoral. ;iso Stimulants. ^^ _ OUB Of Animals for OIi»ttai»dt. Oils oi •*^*^ „ Goose, Turkey, Sear, Coon, S^nnk, Deer, Hen, u .^^^^ ^^ turtle, Rattle Snake, &c. i Snake '*'t '^ Alleles of Di«t for th. Healthy Whtat i}rW.-Bread should be mad. oltmbeit' n BOTANIC. FAMILY rilYSICIAN. ed wheat flour, or only the coarsest part separ^ed, grpund coarse and made m the usual manner. This keeps the bowels regfufar, while that made of sujjerfine flour causes costiveness and dyspepsia^ by a deficient stimulous imparted to the intestines, it i» said the Greek' wrestlers used Brown Bnad^ call- ing :\ lo&C collphium, which imparts strength of limb. fiOoi- at the stout New Englanders, who lived on coarse Ri/e and Indian, or Brawny Scotch High- landert^: Wha used Barley Bread, and vigorous Irish Ijring on Oatnieal and Potatoes. Receipt for Bread.-^Foar warm water with yeatft iotp the iiour, and make a thick batter— let it rise— ihcn Fiir in more meal, knead it, and put it into pan^^ let it; rise again, and then bake it. A Ikile Indian Meal, or m.^shed boiled potatoes are a good add^ition. ItjpQayfbe mixed with milk or butter - Briad and Milk — Is an excellent dish. ^ -nhi:! 'Rif8 Puddi^iLg^iMilk thickened with Rye fBur, Imd eatdd with butter an4 molasses, is fcxcel- Indim. bread.-^ytxx Indian Meal with & little ^W Water adding salt -make a thick baiter, put inter j^fls and bake well : to he eaten with butter,— this is prefered by mfany to wheat bread, and was ther on,Iy hj(^34.^uf^,^y fjtineral Washingl&n,^^:^ ^Waier -ScMyr.— Stir, butter and flour in a, pan over fh'e fife'till brown, add.a little peppjer anct salt, put aft In 'a bo \vf, Till up with boiling water. 'Qoqdi.tQ^ ttrengthen a weak stomach and bowelsf. '*''' ^fl-^MUlP^^f^g. OatmeaK^^rael, Baked IndiaH Fudding, Boiled Ric«^ MUk^lforidge, Indian Meal Oruel^and Buttermilk Pop. Go.od for s^c/;and wdl. ritaiion Astri tracting Anli Avon etimuh Car Caii ii«,^ »!♦» k» S-"*"?sT! 'Rta'tti- •^i\i Hi 63 BOTANIC J'.^MII.V rHYSlCUN. Terms oi Classification of Medicine Terms ox v ^^ ^,^^^^^^ ^,. ritaiion and «P«^^^|;^ ^^^^ ^er of binding.or con: ^'»'"« 7 ^Vo cleanse and purify the b'oo-l-.... ^"n "C'./ia -Increase the naiutal extalaUOM ,frST-J-epS^-^^ 4UVhrrge of mucou. frat^ ^^^ M^^. or tiding,,; ^:sA.-^l^' '° '^^:,w 'produce ct^piottS *>lfi'"^- =?li.nv substances io sttength'en tfee bpflft ''y^S'-MeV.clnestoe.peiwor^s.. .... LaXto.-A mild pbys.6., . .,. , ;. : - haxauiii- ,„ ail into whose hands 1 would say in conCHnon^ ^°„f '^.^o find fauh. to wovk may -^rfleLions you nannAt approve ste»d °f oP'"'" j ^^^.e bad effecw !^,flessness, &c., »f ha^/^^ftpium. The dose, fj Irhr^ettJier^^^^^^^ <-fnUnaUc.e»a^^^^^^^^^^ rhtanTprplattl^^n^^^^^^^^^^^ a tea of the eompostt.oo powde'. J^ f,eqoenlly taU of the disease the paUent J^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^.^^ drink, daring me «-ji -- - i. ¥ ! dB^ APPENDIX. batk, and evening and morning a tea-cupful of tea made of No. 3. If costive, use the bitter root in powder, in doses of half a tea-spoonful, and give in- j^tionB of No 2 and 6, in a tea of No. 3. or accord- ing to the directions in the table of medicine, so as to procure at least one or two stools a day. •'The patient's diet should be light and easy of digestion, given oiten and in small quantities. If ta« "^e pat^^h ^^.^ ,hejaW9set,bypourmgsom ^^ ^„on as .» the teeth it wi>l 'f.L ,oot ofthe t->ngoe,so that touches the glands at «f/°° -,,« „ dose and repeat Ifce mouth wiJoP- ^i^,d.gWe a tea of No 3,^at itil necessary. ^"•*" . .. .^ ^^ve relief. H »8 '"^ 'eVnUer, which seWo^M=;'°J. ^^^^^ ^ox; and., good to biiB« out inea.ie er APPENDIX. applied to pimples, warts, &c., it removes ihem. No preparation of the lobelia will operate well as ah emetic if the stomach be either cold or sour ; therefore if the stomach be cold it should first bo warmed by some warming herb drink ; the com- position tea, cayenne, or No. 6, is best. If sour, take a lump of pearlash of the size of a pea,dissolv* ed in a little water ; this will correct the acidity and sweeten the stomach. To promote the vomiting, drink pennyroyal tea ; in order to have the stomach well cleansed repeat the dose as the case may require, and in the intermediate times of vomitingf, chicken broth or milk porridge may be given to support the patient. Lobelia is innocent on nature^ and does not rend the system like tartar emetic. It never reduces th« patient's strength but Uttle ; but when it comee in contact with disease of long standing, low pa:ients, and also when much opium has been taken, &c.| the symptoms are sometimes alarming; but no danger need be apprehended, for it is a certain sign of a turn of the disease. The Q.metic may be ven- tured on whenever a puke is admissible. Afier iha operation is over ihe patient may eat any food thai is easy of digestion. No. 2. Cayenne pepper. Grind it fine, and for a dose give from half to a whole tea-spoonful, to ba repeated every ten or fifteen minutes, until a free perspiration is raised ; it may be given i/i a tea of the composition powder, in hot watpr, in a tea of No. 3, or any of the other numbers, and should ba sweetened. The patient should be shielded at the same time with a blanket by the fire, or in bed. The American cayenne is said to be equally as good for I Red pepi No. 3. \)ayberr5 \iemlocl< xeduced an oun( water. sweeter had the ing sul the le 8):)0Hm No. black bark ; ^-onc half a ba| ;imes 2) to iV the^ eacV add nkii mc goc hal of on of lb APPENDi?;. 69 Tied peppe' '* » '"'V goodsuDsu « ^j bayberrv too., the \»^^. \ ^^^^aeh an equal (i^>^r,wy, hemlock, ihe inner *'»']' '°'*aiogelhef. Steep h»l] ieduced \o powder and ""»«'? ^"f^ pint pf bo'>'?P r ounce ol this ppwder .« ba>^; P wine.g»-f^ ^'"*"- .d" When »\l tb. -8«^'«tfthe"f^ow" is!';rr:tif^i^tnr=s'"T\^ sboemalce.) ^he leaves, b?rW or ^^^ ^^^^ Wack ,opl«r,the ^f^^^^^^Z^^J^o po^^/^ bark ; of eaph equal parts to oe ^^^^^ ^ ^ ^o..e ogpceof 'h.a to a l»nl o' p^„^ TaUpint pt t''\f,il glaXl in»y be «hen th^| • ""If W a J* For hot bitters, a tea-spponf«l of No. tt"<^,rounce of the powders ^^^^ ^^ ^„ '^' iVo. 5. S<""^'*™*"^„,r'lr bark, one ppund o the bark of 'be rpo>P, »»* P°P'";„f ,^a,cr, strain and «% • boil them in twp g«"°f4„,i:hen scald and »ad seven popnds of good sugar ^^ Limit add half a ppund of ^ep^^'X' a gallo" of BKim »h »"" *> . - . when colOi ^"" - » TaL-e Wcnls, pounded ^"f ' ^^^j, yjoUles for use. Take gpod b'a^^V' ^"^.,f .IV ibree upes a day. L\f a wine crlassfqltwo o^ ^^^ aro})S. 'J a^e f YoH fourih proof bri^ndy, pr a»c m ^^^^^ of good fo»^_^? P ^ mvrrh, pounded ftne, pp 70 ArrfiNwic. bottle it for usd'; or let tlie ihgrdilients stand four 6f five days in the jug without boiUngf. A tea-spoon- ful is a dose. These drops may be employed to tidvantagfe in rheumatism, pain in the back or side, Gdrnsj felons, wind and pain in the stomach or bowels, spraifls, bruises, an4 wounds. They are good to bring' 4own swelling in old sores, and allay inflam- mation; to ease pain, and prevent in^rti^cation irt» lernally or e^teroaily • good in most diseases eilhetf *o be taken into ihe stomach, or by injection. In head-rche they often give relief by rubbing some on ihe forehead, snuf^ag a little up the nose, and s\yal- lowing some. It also prevents faint feelings by taking a small dose j and it pr^njoies perspiration* When applied externalJy jn rheumaiic pains^ it may be mixed with the lobelia tincture, (second prepara- tion); and in sprains, bruises, or strains, a liiile camnhor and spirits of turpentjofi may be added. •' ~ Vegetable composition powder. Take of bay berry, the bark of the roots, itwo poyndsj the inner bhtk of fcemlock, one pound | ginger, oxije pound; cloy es, I wo ounces; cayenne pepper, two ounces; a!l re.- duced to a fine powder, well mi|Ced, and sifv«d jtb rough a fine sieve. For a doss, turn a tea-cuptul of hot water on a large tea-spoonful of this mixture, to be sweetened and dr^nk when cool enough. In pfio^e violent cases add a lea-spoonful of No. 6 ; and in nervous affections, add li^lrf a tea-spoonful of nerve powder also, when eooi enough to tlrink. This valuable preparation may be used by youngf or old, male or female, with perfect safety in all cases of cold, headache, pain in the limbs, stomack and bowels, dysentery, diarrhea, cold feet or hands, and female obsiructigng caused by cold. When taken, ibe per spiral! - N. B. without t Cough four par wild lui one pari dne pat and we a dose, best tir lUl reli ftny CO quanii ipgeib ad4 f ihem golde bayb half ledu after pbw pills inil BUgi Th- mil org in Afriil^Bi*' T! ^UUout 'l^;*^-' -''^ ;Vof sUunU cabbage -0^. Co»^/. P<'««'sr; J?7 °' ' ns! wake lobm oi" four parts; hoarhound, two par . „a_ « Id turnip, one part ; '°^«^"'' °" ' P„ ; bitter root, :„e part • b«y»'«"y '°? ,^1'e Jarf; all made fine, one parti nerve powde' on^ P ^ >,,,.,poonful fof and weU n^>«d together tij^^^^g Ihe a dose, to be taken w West ina ^^ ^^ ^^^.^,^4 best time when go.ng '° ^^-^^'^ ^ders are good ifl lUl relief is ol'"'"'^"- . "I- ■ ty cough, on, &e ^ ^^^ Vegetable eompontim pMS- . ^„k ot slip- quan^ty of f'^''f'l'Cpo'^d«, beat these wel try elm.reddcedtoafinepov ,^^^ ^^ ytl»er so as to f^ « «f ^^'"Vr pounded fine; st.t add foat ounces of loat sug i ^„„^gs of them woU together, ""^ ,"?^" ,oot ; one ounce o( golden seal l^^^^'Xr^^S-^r^ony, the herd bayberry, the tark.of the roo^, 3^„,hn,s_all to be^ half an ounce ; gi"=«"S. .^"°,,,i „>ixed together ', reduced 10 a fine P<"L^;^„"rof cayenne and nerve after this add a si fficient 01 y ma^m ±v,ier to form it .mo a p ope m^ _^^ ^n^d ?IU When formed. n PjV^Ior in fine loaf in the po'">«"'«^^^ ,„ ^L i3 a dose for an adult. Jigar. r-rom three tp^'X ^s ^ , and other . These pilts we empioyed .« c as a very ^Inpla'ints of the t»7";;5,hen the digest.ve mili laxative, good to /ireng beneficial ■ "Jans, and warm the^ sto--^ • ,.„ ,, ,Ue s-.o«..cl* a APPENDIX' 6f w(3ak persons, caused by indigestion or weakneas of the stomach. Emetic pills- Take ot the seed of lobelia in pow- der, one ounce; cayennie in powder; one ounce j nerve powder, two drachms — take the extract or syrup of black poplar bark, three parts, and of No. 6, one pari: of these a sufficient quantity to form, the whple into t). proper mass for pills. The extract or syrup is made thus: boil the strerigth out of the bark ; fill up the kettle with water two or three times, strain off the liquor and boil it down to the consistency of thin molasses. These pills may be employed id scout the stottiach ; they should be taken at night when going to bed. Enough shouid be taken to nauseate Uie stomach ahd not puke, (which is from two to six) Should voihitirig take place, the patient should drink pennyroyal tea, of the milk, als hot as he can bear it. These pills are good for a sick headache, a cold watery and sour sldmach, for indi*- gestion, dyspepsia, &c. ^ For dyspepsia, in addition to taking the pills al rtighl, half a tea-sjioonful of the bitter root in powder^ should be taken two or three limes a day. : injection. Make a strong tea of No. 3, or any of the articles recommended lor canker; strain ofi the tea while hot, add half a tes spoonltil of No. 2, and a tea-spoonful of No. 6. tn nervous affections add half a tea-spoon fill of 'nerve pow- der when cool enough to give — and in all cased two or three table-spoonfuls of West India molasses. if poison has been taken into the stomach or intes- tine. ^ n ..^^^;:^*«. Take » WcS«^ "^''ri^^ ' l«tre a poultice. ^ "l* V .^« natls frozen, Wl«y^ ..^flJje roots, two Pa""*' '"^"t rP°« the.e ..i«<»*»y : Xa at.d ca'"'!™'^ °," Bimmer them ov«,«>rio* Whd of soft animal <^'.^""J^4 „ad to.eaoh;P*«tod V Sr twelve hoars, f »'" ?^^, of tu'P*'"'""' I'jf ° i fi, fofWe- U cures ^"™ jam«rs,'pa6«'y ''' ' 4 . ^i^, and oW ?«'«''vi';/ Take "^ :^ft±^ I I e/t 74 ^^WAjt^r; l)Qfl(tp(fi)[i .wql.l,,, strain, and press all the Lvjtticfi.putof^h©, leaves. Boil down the liquor till .JlM»\f:qt t?lick aj? .moiaases, add three parts of rosin, I Iirt4 pne of turpentine, dimmer them together ^(iiU^he >vatcr is. evaporated : then pour it into cold oii^tar and work; it with your Ijands; if tpo hard, add o}WK)|© twrp^ptjne. Spread it on thin leather and ff.ittpply ,io the i irt affected; It is good for lamo o.'biicksijieies, sprains, and rheumatism. l)k:j Wine bjikrs. Take of golden seal two ounces, ouWliflf rtfot one, jOynce, nerve jpovvder one drachn), -aiVaJmcpy twft drfichms, black poplar the inner bark, two drachms,,, c{|yeui;ie, half a drachm. One ounce iloi. tjicffi rejduceiii.tp a fine powder rpay be added to ,<^iliia3!hcae bJtta^fts cau$Q an agreeab'e warmth through the systamy Vy increasing the circulation of the ■ iblbodi Good m dyspepsia, nervous weakness, and «iC(i8tiv6ae&si; they increase the appelite, givti tone to V'thestoroacb^ etxpel faint torpid feelings and head- t adie, iO,^ difacUUy cannot W '■^^^^^^ „,« natuW %:,»te»fc*.,, ofhe»^t;l9V>ebady,andin||j,^^,^^^^ la cas^e§ VI,,.' o ,^„-p„rv and lelt in »rv"» '«| bean W d^ w^ft ^^cury .^^ oV.*uuhi«,P??.., a«d W.f«=^^ted w^th the bsad po^-Mk. htm l?rcathe .« *'*'* ^i • Se cJol^s' •'^j"? ■ "^^i^* |^'> 9 ii 76 APPENDIX. ^jS^^^yriiiTpw o^t tlie poison in ahouifiti^h twenty ininute« afK^r the swelled part sweats trfeeiy; ai|e applied to the body iii any ether man be'i^' ■ Tlj'e' use of kteaining is to apply heat to the body''^ wfiife it i$ deficieni, ahd to clear off obstruction^-^ calfsW^^y <^l^>^ the operation of medicine wni¥otiral^e Keat enough to do; the lialural heat of iHfi feo^y rtiust as far above the naiurd ttlifei^Ks by disease it has'fallen below it, arid this'; milk be repealed until the digestive pcfwers are rw^^ ■tJ/fMnhfn the food received into the stomach wilt" I^fnl^n ^filt he&t dii which life depends. ' ' **^p/1i^i]P'8teirned, the patient should stand ot «fit ofit'tlfii steam baih divested of his clothes; arid •iml^'trttm the air hj a blanket beiiig pinnfed : ' S ■ (I ! AITENDIX. Mr around his nock. Previous to hia going over lb)^~, baih, he should take one or two doses of the com*,. pcsition tea, with the addition of cither No. 2, or 6, p> both of them. While steaming in all cases the interi„i jj^^f p^^j, j,(, higher than the external, by repeating ,i,g above named doses— this prevenn faintness, anu -^njjjf, (he operation both safe aixl easy to ihe paliei.-, ghould fuintness lake place n^ any lime while undex ^ „ ,jo„ ^f ,i,e steam, after giving a s»ffi<='«"<5\--.ity of hot medicine, the external heat mus be let W,., t, „ajhi„, A. patient's face with a Imle cold ''"*W "^uJ,S» be ineffectual, apply a little to the •«n>'^«!^X faintness will subside. The patient may eo«!.t«8 ove the steam from fifteen to thirty ">'""'«•. °T»J the case may require. The steam may be wse^ or letdown at pleasure, by immersing small ho stoneslnThe wat^er over ^hich the patent .s placed i the Water should first be made ^}^'"eJ^°Xf^ 'H steam raised high enough to bnng on a free pet sp" ration with the help ol the h°'X '^"*' ^"l""'. Vo high-as to burn the patient. When done st^w W, the patient should be light.y «'»«h<«» «» ^^ cii spirits, vinegar, or cold '^=''«;^ j'^^' ,^^'''jR pores of the skin, prevents the d»ngf °f "^^8 "^ and refreshes the patient very much. W W«u above named hot medicines '=«»»°' ''« ^'jf '^^^ may be substituted in their places, soch W m pepper, summer savory, and 'ne."''.^:^„ -> ;, u_ The wav a steaming stone js preparea,_^f,j^^ heiti'ng rJtone in the fi^re till.near.y o^ jn>.'« - hot; then immerse the stone m <=oW. "^"''WU^ nuit's hissbg; take it out <^^_:^^,^,^l,^^, (but folds of linen ciotu, ^Vt<"'it^-- - :-_ q^ .wj and one fold of a dry flannel cloi)x,|i«,r»p^?«JKW 11 s ! So tM f^ AfPENDlX th# whole. Tho «ton<^ should bo about the stei n mhh's'hend, nnd while ono or more is applied to thia piiiient; more may be healing if necessary. % PEGULAR COURSE OF MEDICINE- ^' First, giro Nd 2, nnd No. 6. in a tea 0/ ihe com- jwifiitibti powder, or in a tea of No. 3, then steam; rtft^r 8»eflminor, the patient must ^e put in bed with R Btoaming stone at his fee^ nnd take a dose at two more of the hot medJcfno ; then talfc the emetic . N^. I and r(ip^at *s occasion may require to cleanse rtie sti^acb f this will also assist in Iceeping up the porspifMon. When the emetic is done operating, irivc'an injection according to directions, (see direc* (ions.) When there are nervous symptoms, or nervous aflfections, or spasms, add halt a tea-spoon- iul of nerve powder to each dose, and into the in- jection. In the intermediate times of vomiting, the patient should drink milk porridge, chicken broth, or the )ike.- •*''T*hf» operation will be sufficient for once, and 'iiay' be repeated every second, third, or fourth day, br as the cas6 may require, In violent cases where iitirfiediate relief is needed, Ko. 1, 2, 3,and G, may 'be t[tvei;i together. No. 2, and No. 6, and the '€fc»inp6i3itiqn, are given to raise the internal h'ea», Irid'ljritig' on ft perspiration ; the steam 'is applied td^o^Ai thepores and aid on the perspiration. No. 3. is. given to Remove the can kei", arid heal tht ^fertii>«n' '• •.••*i*iJJMit/i • mA - ,."1A -JCH»il -rt-i" f^ :!*^n«^; . ; \ l*^"^-'''\,^4li*;i ta in .'if. : »^- ii^;i; * j-'iixinn-''* '>.*ro^»utH!'> MMVM "-I'-O '>U..^■•! '' ,- ,...'••■ >. j^ ,^, . -,■ ! Ij^,, » » • • • * . • • ;i •♦Mit"V/ ....•- ^•■■' ii .tK>non . 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