Chapter 48

CORDIAL. Allspice . . . 396 Asafetida . . . 219 Balm . . . 39 Blackberry . . . 55 Borage . . . 60, 595 Burnet Saxifrage . . . 431 Calamint . . . 344 Caraway . . . 82 Cat-thyme . . . 565 Chervil . . . 101 Cinnamon . . . 390 Citron (restorative) . . . 301 Coriander . . . 123 Cumin . . . 135 Elecampane . . . 173 Fennel . . . 179 Flag, Sweet . . . 201 Grapes . . . 238 [631] Horse Radish . . . 270 Hyssop . . . 278 Juniper berries . . . 291 Lavender . . . 296 Lime . . . 317 Lupine . . . 306 Marigold broth . . . 327 Marjoram . . . 331 Mead (honey) . . . 259 Mint, Garden . . . 334 Mustard . . . 380 Nutmeg . . . 393 Pansy . . . 589 Parsnip . . . 414 Peach . . . 419 Pear, perry . . . 422 Pennyroyal . . . 335 Peppermint . . . 339 Pink . . . 433 Primrose, Evening . . . 450 Quince . . . 453 Rosemary . . . 470 Saffron (noble) . . . 486 Sage (for indigestion) . . . 490 Sloe . . . 519 Spearmint . . . 343 Strawberry . . . 538 Tansy . . . 553 Tarragon . . . 555 Thistle, Carline . . . 558 Thyme, Wild . . . 562 Verbena . . . 587 Viper's Bugloss . . . 595 Wallflower . . . 596 Woodruff . . . 609 Woodsorrel . . . 612

CORNS. Celandine, greater . . . 94 House leek . . . 275 Ivy leaf . . . 282 Potato, boiled . . . 445 Radish juice . . . 456

COUGH. Bean . . . 416 Bryony, white (bronchial) . . . 67 Cabbage . . . 75 Chamomile (nervous) . . . 85 Cherry, Wild . . . 99 Coltsfoot . . . 117 Dock, yellow curled (bronchial) . . . 163 Elder (croupy) . . . 166 Elecampane . . . 174 Fennel (chronic) . . . 181 Fern, Maidenhair . . . 189 Fig . . . 197 Hedge mustard . . . 381 Hemlock vapour . . . 250 Honey . . . 259 Horehound, Water . . . 269 Horehound, White . . . 267 Lime, Sweet (hard cough) . . . 317 Linseed Flax . . . 203 Liquorice (if hoarse) . . . 319 Marsh Mallow . . . 323 Moon Daisy . . . 147 Mullein (smoke) . . . 361 Mustard, Hedge . . . 382 Nutmeg (chronic) . . . 395 Parietary (old cough) . . . 424 Pear . . . 423 Peppermint . . . 341 Radish (chronic and bilious) . . . 457 Rosemary, wild . . . 474 Speedwell . . . 528 Sundew . . . 544 Turnip syrup . . . 575 Turpentine (bronchial) . . . 578 Violet (spasmodic) . . . 593 Wall Rue (bronchial) . . . 191 Wart-wort (spasmodic) . . . 603

CRAMP. Cork . . . 426 Mullein root . . . 361 Periwinkle, lesser (legs) . . . 426 Silverweed (belly) . . . 515 Yarrow . . . 619

CROUP. Elder . . . 166

[632] DEAFNESS, _see_ EAR.

DEBILITY, General. Chestnut, sweet . . . 105 Fig . . . 196 Hop . . . 264 Lentil . . . 305 Lily of the Valley (nervous) . . . 315 Lupine . . . 306 Mushroom, French . . . 374 Nettle-urtication . . . 384 Orange, bitter . . . 403 Potato, sweet . . . 442 Sage . . . 491 Salep . . . 405 Sea Holly . . . 499 Spinach . . . 530 Truffles (children) . . . 371

DELIRIUM TREMENS. Capsicum . . . 79 Chamomile . . . 87

DIABETES. Apple bark . . . 29 Asparagus . . . 36 Fern, Hart's-tongue . . . 188 Iceland Moss . . . 501 Knapweed . . . 296 Stitchwort, greater . . . 536

DIARRHOEA. ACTIVE LOOSENESS-- Barberry (bilious) . . . 42 Camphor (choleraic) . . . 338 Cinnamon . . . 391 Fool's Parsley . . . 413 Radish . . . 457 Spurge, Wood . . . 534

CHRONIC LOOSENESS-- Fruit, fresh . . . 455 Hart's-tongue Fern . . . 187 House Leek . . . 276 Orchis (Salep) . . . 407 Periwinkle, lesser . . . 428 Quince . . . 453 Sloe . . . 519 Strawberry . . . 540 Water Lily, yellow (for morning looseness) . . . 605

SIMPLE LOOSENESS-- Agrimony . . . 19 Bilberry . . . 52 Bistort, great . . . 607 Blackberry . . . 54 Chamomile (children) . . . 85 Cinquefoil . . . 515 Flag, Sweet . . . 200 Flag, Yellow . . . 202 Flax Purging . . . 204 Ginger . . . 392 Lime Blossom . . . 317 Mace . . . 395 Marsh Mallow . . . 323 Mountain Ash . . . 351 Nutmeg . . . 394 Peppermint . . . 339 Pulsatilla (catarrhal) . . . 21 Rice . . . 462 Service tree . . . 352 Silverweed . . . 515 Tormentil . . . 573

DIPHTHERIA. Betony, Stone-crop . . . 276 Peppermint oil . . . 342 Tar . . . 580 Turpentine . . . 580

DISINFECTANTS, _see_ ANTI-SEPTICS.

DIZZINESS, _see_ GIDDINESS.

DRINK, Alcoholic. EFFECTS TO DISPEL-- Acorn spirit . . . 16 Angelica . . . 24 Cabbage . . . 77 Capsicum . . . 79 Chamomile . . . 87 Darnel . . . 243 Ivy . . . 283 Sorrel . . . 161 Strawberry . . . 539 Watercress . . . 133 Wormwood . . . 613

[633] DROPSY. Artichoke, Globe . . . 549 Asparagus (heart) . . . 36 Bee sting . . . 261 Blackberry . . . 55 Broom (heart) . . . 62 Butcher's broom . . . 65 Cabbage . . . 77 Christmas Rose . . . 108 Currant, Black, leaves . . . 140 Fennel . . . 181 Hyssop, hedge . . . 279 Juniper berries (kidney) . . . 292 Lily of the Valley (heart) . . . 315 Onion . . . 210 Pellitory of Wall (heart) . . . 424 Plantain, Water . . . 436 Rosemary (heart) . . . 472 Shepherd's Purse (kidney) . . . 512 Toadflax . . . 566

DROWSINESS. Nutmeg . . . 894

DYSENTERY. Bilberry . . . 52 Daffodil . . . 143 Fruit, fresh . . . 455 Hart's-tongue Fern . . . 187 House Leek . . . 275 Hyssop, Hedge . . . 280 Iceland Moss . . . 501 Marsh Mallow . . . 323 Mustard, Hedge . . . 382 Quince . . . 454 Rice . . . 463 Sanicle . . . 509 Service Tree . . . 352 Strawberry, wild . . . 537 Violet, sweet (infants) . . . 591

EARS. EAR-ACHE, OR DEAFNESS-- Cabbage . . . 75 Capsicum . . . 80 Caraway poultice . . . 82 Cat's tail . . . 482 Chamomile . . . 86 Christmas Rose . . . 108 Fennel . . . 182 Feverfew (with headache) . . . 194 Garlic . . . 216 Ground Ivy . . . 286 Marigold . . . 328 Mullein (with eczema, or abscess) . . . 362 Onion poultice . . . 211 Plaintain, greater . . . 434 Pulsatilla (catarrhal) . . . 21 Spurge, Wood . . . 534 Yew tincture (giddiness from ear) . . . 622

ECZEMA, _see_ SKIN.

EPILEPSY, Falling Sickness. Bryony, white . . . 66 Carrot flower . . . 88 Clover, sweet . . . 113 Club Moss . . . 116 Cuckoo flower . . . 134 Daffodil . . . 143 Elder flower . . . 171 Fool's Parsley . . . 412 Goose Grass . . . 234 Juniper berries . . . 293 Lime, sweet . . . 317 Marsh Marigold . . . 331 Mistletoe . . . 346 Mugwort coals . . . 354 Mullein . . . 360 Orange flower . . . 401 Parsley . . . 408, 412 --Fool's . . . 412 Pimpernel . . . 429 Pink . . . 433 Rose, red . . . 466 Rue . . . 476 Skullcap, greater . . . 517 Sea Holly . . . 499 Sea water (gold) . . . 508 Thyme, wild . . . 562 Turpentine . . . 579 Valerian . . . 584 [634] Violet, sweet . . . 593 Wormwood . . . 614 Yarrow . . . 617 Yew . . . 622

ERYSIPELAS. Bee sting . . . 260 House Leek . . . 275 Primula . . . 449 Strawberry, wild . . . 537

EYES. FOR WEAK OR INFLAMED-- Apple poultice . . . 28 Cabbage (scrofulous) . . . 78 Capsicum . . . 80 Clary . . . 492 Eyebright . . . 177 Fennel . . . 180 Fool's Parsley (scrofulous) . . . 412 House Leek . . . 275 Ivy . . . 282 Marsh Mallow . . . 324 Parsley . . . 409 Rose water . . . 466 Saint John's Wort . . . 288 Saliva . . . 178 Sloe . . . 519 Snail poultice . . . 411 Strawberry . . . 539 Succory (amaurosis) . . . 541 Turpentine (rheumatic) . . . 577 Valerian . . . 585 Verbena . . . 587

TO STRENGTHEN VISION-- Asafetida . . . 219 Blackthorn . . . 519 Bogbean (amaurosis) . . . 59 Caraway . . . 83 Darnel . . . 243 Fennel (for cataract) . . . 180 Fumitory . . . 208 Parsley . . . 409 Puffball . . . 368 Rice . . . 477 Saffron . . . 488 Stitchwort . . . 536 Thyme, wild . . . 563 Vine sap . . . 238

TO REDUCE A BLACK EYE-- Bryony, white . . . 66 Hyssop . . . 273

TO REMOVE SPECKS-- Celandine, greater . . . 94 Meadow sage . . . 492

SIGHT IMPAIRED BY THE USE OF-- Chicory . . . 542 Parsley . . . 409 Rice (in excess) . . . 477 Stye in eye (gold ring) . . . 515

FAINTING, For. Dodder . . . 112 Nutmeg . . . 394 Rosewater, sprinkle . . . 467

FAT, to Reduce. Bladderwrack . . . 504 Fennel seed . . . 181 Goose Grass . . . 233

FATIGUE, to Lessen. Grapes . . . 239 Honey . . . 257 Hop . . . 264 Sorrel soup . . . 160

FERTILITY, to Promote. Leek . . . 220 Potato . . . 446

FEVER, to Allay. Apple tea . . . 30 Barley water . . . 45 Currant, Red, juice . . . 138 Fumitory (malarious) . . . 208 Grapes . . . 236 Lemon (intermittent) . . . 302 Lettuce, garden 310 [635] Marigold (low fever) . . . 328 Quince . . . 454 Raspberry vinegar . . . 460 Rice . . . 463 Rose, French crimson . . . 464 Soapwort (low fever) . . . 523 Sorrel, Wood . . . 162-611 Strawberry (putrid) . . . 540 Tamarind . . . 551 Vernal Grass (hay fever) . . . 241

FLATULENCE. Angelica . . . 23 Aniseed . . . 25 Burnet Saxifrage . . . 430 Capsicum . . . 81 Caraway . . . 82 Cinnamon . . . 391 Clove . . . 396 Club Moss . . . 114 Coriander . . . 123 Cumin . . . 136 Dill (Infants) . . . 156 Fennel seed . . . 181 Flag, Sweet . . . 201 Ginger . . . 392 Juniper berries . . . 293 Lavender . . . 297 Nutmeg . . . 393 Orange, Seville . . . 403 Peppermint . . . 339 Pink . . . 438 Rice (to avoid) . . . 462 Rue . . . 475 Spearmint . . . 343 Tansy . . . 553 Thyme, wild . . . 562 Turnips (to avoid) . . . 575 Valerian . . . 585 Wormwood . . . 613 Yarrow . . . 617

FLEAS, and other Insects, to destroy. Lavender oil . . . 296 Pennyroyal . . . 334 Walnut . . . 600 Water-lily, yellow . . . 605 Water Pepper . . . 606 Wormwood . . . 355

FLIES, to destroy, or prevent. Chamomile . . . 85 Elder . . . 165 Feverfew . . . 193 Horehound . . . 268 Toadflax . . . 566

FRECKLES, to Remove. Anise . . . 26 Cowslip . . . 125 Fumitory . . . 208 Savin . . . 494 Silverweed . . . 515 Solomon's Seal . . . 525 Speedwell . . . 529 Strawberry . . . 540

FROST-BITES, for Potato flour . . . 445

FRUITS which do not turn Acid in Stomach. Apple . . . 29 Mulberry . . . 358 Quince . . . 454 Raspberry . . . 460 Strawberry . . . 538

FUNDAMENT, SORE, _and see_ PILES. Fig . . . 197 Figwort water . . . 198 Hemlock, apply . . . 249 Nettle, (for itching of) . . . 385 Thyme, Cat . . . 565 Water Pepper . . . 606

GIDDINESS. Chestnut, Horse . . . 103 Cowslip . . . 125 Lily of the Valley . . . 314 Mistletoe (epileptiform) . . . 349 Nutmeg . . . 393 [636] Parsley . . . 408 Rue . . . 476 Spearmint . . . 343 Tansy . . . 553 Thistle, Blessed . . . 558 Yew, (connected with ear) . . . 622

GLANDS, Scrofulous, Enlarged to Reduce. Bladderwrack (goitre) . . . 503 Burdock . . . 163 Clover, sweet . . . 113 Cresses . . . 130 Cumin, plaster . . . 136 Dock, yellow curled . . . 163 Dodder . . . 112 Dulse . . . 501 Fennel . . . 182 Foxglove ointment . . . 206 Garlic . . . 215 Goosegrass . . . 232 Hemlock . . . 251 House Leek . . . 275 Linseed oil . . . 203 Marjoram (of breast) . . . 332 Mugwort . . . 356 Parsley (and snails) . . . 409 Peach (goitre) . . . 419 Rose Rock . . . 470 Sea Tang . . . 502 Sea Weeds . . . 497 Valerian . . . 584 Walnut . . . 601 Watercress . . . 131 Water Figwort (of neck) . . . 198

GOLD. In sea water . . . 507

GOUT. Apple . . . 28 Asparagus . . . 36 Blackberry . . . 55 Carrot (with gravel) . . . 88 Currant, black . . . 139 Daisy . . . 144 Ginger . . . 392 Goutweed . . . 236 Grape cure . . . 239 Hemlock, apply . . . 249 Horehound, Black . . . 269 Hungary water . . . 472 Lily of the Valley . . . 316 Meadow Saffron . . . 484 Mugwort . . . 354 Mullein . . . 360 Nettle . . . 385 Nutmeg . . . 394 Pear, wild . . . 423 Rosemary, wild (with eczema) . . . 474 Speedwell . . . 529 Strawberry . . . 538 Succory . . . 541 Tansy . . . 552

FRUIT PROPER FOR GOUTY PERSONS-- Apple . . . 29 Mulberry . . . 358 Quince . . . 454 Raspberry . . . 460 Strawberry . . . 538

FRUITS IMPROPER FOR THE GOUTY-- Grapes, sweet . . . 236 Rhubarb, garden . . . 160 Sorrel . . . 160 Tomato, uncooked . . . 569 Wood Sorrel . . . 160, 611

GRAPE CURE. Grape cure . . . 239

GRAVEL, _see_ URINE.

GUM BOIL. Fig, split . . . 196

HAIR. TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF-- Artichoke, Jerusalem . . . 549 Daffodil . . . 143 [637] Honey water . . . 260 Lavender oil . . . 297 Lemon juice (to remove dandriff) . . . 304 Maidenhair Fern . . . 188 Mullein . . . 361 Mustard oil . . . 376 Rosemary spirit . . . 472 Saint John's Wort . . . 289 Savin . . . 494 Southernwood . . . 527 Spindle (remove scurf) . . . 531 Verbena . . . 587 Wall Rue . . . 191 Water Lily, yellow . . . 605 Wormwood . . . 356, 614

TO DYE DARK-- Bramble . . . 56 Elder juice . . . 168 Oranges, green . . . 403 Walnut juice . . . 599

TO REMOVE SUPERFLUOUS HAIR-- Fern Oak . . . 190 Fumitory . . . 207 Spurge, Wood . . . 533

FOR FIXING THE HAIR-- Quince Bandoline . . . 452

HEADACHE. FROM ACTIVE FULNESS, WITH HOT SKIN, AND FLUSHED FACE-- Basil . . . 46 Elder . . . 188 Mustard paper . . . 378 Parsley . . . 408 Tansy . . . 553

PASSIVE FULNESS OF HEAD, WITH GENERAL COLDNESS AND PALLOR-- Betony . . . 49 Buttercup . . . 73 Clover, sweet . . . 112 Cowslip . . . 125 Elecampane (costive) . . . 175 Flag, yellow . . . 200 Ginger . . . 392 Groundsel . . . 245 Lettuce, Wild (dull and striped) . . . 311 Mustard . . . 377 Primrose . . . 448 Puffball powder . . . 367 Tansy . . . 553 Yarrow (for making nose bleed) . . . 616

NERVOUS HEADACHE AND HYSTERICAL-- Asafetida . . . 218 Balm . . . 41 Basil . . . 46 Betony . . . 48 Camphor . . . 337 Celery . . . 96 Clover, sweet . . . 113 Flag, blue (bilious) . . . 199 Garlic . . . 218 Ground Ivy (inveterate) . . . 285 Ivy leaves (after hard drinking) . . . 283 Lavender . . . 299 Lily of the Valley . . . 315 Lime, sweet . . . 317 Marjoram . . . 331 Mullein (in the bilious) . . . 361 Pennyroyal . . . 335 Peppermint . . . 339 Primrose . . . 448 Rosemary . . . 473 Rue (giddiness) . . . 476 Saffron . . . 489 Thyme, wild . . . 562 Valerian . . . 585 Verbena (inveterate) . . . 587 Violet, sweet . . . 593 Wallflower . . . 597 Water Hemlock . . . 251

HEART. TO STRENGTHEN A WEAK HEART-- Fly, Agaric Mushroom . . . 370 Lily of the Valley . . . 814 [638] Mistletoe . . . 348 Saffron . . . 486 Sea water, gold in . . . 508 Soapwort (in fever) . . . 523

FOR IRRITABLE HEART, WITH NERVOUS PALPITATIONS-- Asparagus . . . 36 Cherry, wild . . . 99 Hart's-tongue Fern . . . 188 Hemlock plaster . . . 249 Lavender . . . 297 Lemon juice . . . 301 Lily of the Valley . . . 314 Nettle, Stinging . . . 384

HEARTBURN, _see_ INDIGESTION.

HICCOUGH. Aniseed . . . 25 Dill . . . 156 Hart's-tongue Fern . . . 188 Mustard . . . 378 Skullcap, lesser . . . 517 Spearmint . . . 343

HYDROPHOBIA. Club Moss . . . 116 Cress, garden . . . 128 Figwort . . . 51 Horehound, black . . . 268 Pimpernel . . . 429 Plantain, Water . . . 436 Rose, Dog root . . . 465 Rush, flowering . . . 481 Thistle, Milk . . . 557 Yew . . . 622

HYSTERIA. Allspice . . . 397 Caraway . . . 83 Cowslip . . . 124 Daffodil . . . 143 Feverfew . . . 193 Garlic . . . 215 Goosefoot, Stinking . . . 229 Horehound, Black . . . 269 Lavender . . . 297 Mistletoe (St. Vitus's dance) . . . 348 Mugwort . . . 353 Orange blossoms . . . 401 Pennyroyal . . . 335 Primrose . . . 448 Rosemary . . . 474 Rue . . . 476 Sage, meadow (colic) . . . 492 Southernwood . . . 527 Tansy . . . 553 Thyme, wild . . . 562 Turnip (injurious) . . . 575 Valerian . . . 584 Yarrow . . . 617

INDIGESTION. Allspice (flatulent) . . . 397 Anemone Pulsatilla . . . 21 Capsicum . . . 81 Centaury (tonic) . . . 97 Cinnamon . . . 391 Clove . . . 396 Club Moss (water brash) . . . 114 Cumin . . . 136 Currant, Red (torpor) . . . 138 Feverfew . . . 193 Flag, sweet . . . 201 Ginger (gouty) . . . 392 Good King Henry . . . 228 Gooseberry (after rich food) . . . 224 Hop . . . 264 Horse Radish . . . 272 Lavender . . . 299 Lemon juice (heartburn) . . . 303 Lettuce . . . 308 Lupine . . . 306 Nutmeg (drowsy) . . . 394 Onion (if cold-blooded) . . . 210 Primrose, Evening . . . 450 Pyrethrum lozenges, (heartburn) . . . 426 Quince . . . 455 Raspberries . . . 461 Sage (after rich meats) . . . 490 [689] Sago . . . 155 Samphire . . . 498 Spearmint (infants after milk) . . . 343 Walnut (after fish, and for colic) . . . 600 Wood Sorrel (prevents) . . . 611 Wormwood . . . 613

INFLUENZA. Agrimony, Hemp . . . 20 Capsicum . . . 80 Cinnamon . . . 392 Orange . . . 403 Rue oil . . . 476

INSANITY. ACTIVE-- Rest Harrow . . . 321 St. John's Wort . . . 287

MELANCHOLY-- Borage . . . 61, 595 Chervil . . . 101 Elecampane . . . 173 Fool's Parsley (imbecility) . . . 413 Hop . . . 264 Horehound, Black . . . 269 Lavender . . . 299 Maidenhair Fern (idiocy) . . . 188 Mercury, Dog's . . . 332 Pimpernel . . . 429 Polypody Fern . . . 189 Radish (with cough) . . . 457 Rose, Christmas (Hellebore) . . . 107 Saffron . . . 486 Saint John's Wort . . . 287 Succory (bilious) . . . 541 Tar water . . . 583 Thistle, Melancholy . . . 560 Thistle, Milk . . . 556 Tutsan . . . 290 Wormwood (bilious) . . . 612

INVISIBILITY, Supposed to Confer. Fern Seed . . . 184

ITCHING, and the Itch. Anise . . . 26 Cat Thyme (fundament) . . . 565 Dock, Yellow Curled . . . 163 Henbane (of fundament) . . . 249 Lemon juice (of genitals) . . . 303 Nettle (of fundament) . . . 385 Puffball . . . 368 Rock Rose . . . 470 Speedwell . . . 528

JAUNDICE, _see_ BILIOUS INDIGESTION.

JOINTS, Affections of, _see_ SCROFULA. Vinegar poultice . . . 240

KIDNEYS, _see_ also URINE. ACTIVE CONGESTION-- Marsh Mallow . . . 324 Turpentine . . . 577

PASSIVE CONJESTION TO REMOVE-- Asparagus . . . 36 Capsicum . . . 80 Dandelion . . . 151 Gooseberry (gravel) . . . 225 Honey and Bee Sting . . . 260 Parsley . . . 409 Peach flowers (and Colic) . . . 419

LEPROSY and LEPROUS ERUPTIONS, _see_ SKIN.

LIFE, To Prolong, _see_ AGE.

LIVER, Disorders of, _see_ BILIOUS INDIGESTION.

LOCK JAW. St. John's Wort . . . 289

LUMBAGO, _see_ RHEUMATISM.

LUNGS, Diseases of, _see_ COLDS and CONSUMPTION.

[640] MEASLES. Marigold tea . . . 327 Pea . . . 416 Saffron tea . . . 486

MELANCHOLY, _see_ INSANITY.

MEMORY, To Strengthen. Eyebright . . . 177

MILK, BREAST. TO PROMOTE FLOW-- Borage . . . 61 Caraway . . . 83 Dill . . . 157 Fennel seed . . . 179 Lettuce . . . 312 Periwinkle, lesser . . . 428 Rosemary . . . 472 Thistle, Milk . . . 557

TO STAY FLOW-- Hemlock . . . 249 Sage . . . 492

MILK CRUST of Children, _see_ SKIN.

MONTHLY FLOW OF WOMEN. TO PROMOTE-- Anemone Pulsatilla . . . 21 Angelica . . . 24 Balm . . . 41 Basil . . . 96 Burnet Saxifrage . . . 430 Calamint . . . 344 Christmas Rose . . . 107 Cumin . . . 136 Dill . . . 156 Elecampane . . . 174 Fennel . . . 181 Feverfew . . . 193 Goosefoot, Stinking . . . 229 Hyssop . . . 279 Ivy gum . . . 282 Marigold . . . 328 Mugwort . . . 353 Mullein . . . 360 Nettle (urtication) . . . 384 Parsley oil . . . 408 Pennyroyal . . . 336 Ragwort . . . 459 Rosemary . . . 474 Rue . . . 477 Rush, flowering . . . 481 Savin . . . 494 Saxifrage, Burnet . . . 430 Shepherd's Purse . . . 513 Soapwort . . . 524 Tansy . . . 553 Thyme, Wild . . . 561 Valerian (with hysteria) . . . 584 Wormwood . . . 356

TO ARREST WHEN EXCESSIVE-- Cinnamon bark . . . 391 Lemon juice . . . 303 Lentil . . . 305 Mistletoe . . . 348 Orange, Seville . . . 403 Periwinkle, greater . . . 427 Plantain, greater . . . 435 Saffron (with liquidity) . . . 488 Savin . . . 494 Shepherd's Purse . . . 512 Silverweed . . . 515 Yarrow . . . 618

TO EASE PAIN AT PERIODS-- Peppermint (colic) . . . 339 Savin . . . 494

MOTHS, to Drive Away. Camphor . . . 338 Mugwort . . . 353 Sedum Livelong . . . 276 Southernwood . . . 527 Woodruff . . . 610 Wormwood . . . 613

MOUTH, SORE, _see_ THRUSH.

MUSHROOMS. Not to take Alcohol with . . . 375 To eat Pears after . . . 373, 423

[641] NERVES, to Strengthen. Citron of Law . . . 304 Hedge Hyssop . . . 279 Oat . . . 397 Saffron . . . 488 Skullcap, greater . . . 517 Valerian . . . 585 Violet, sweet . . . 503

TO STIMULATE REFLEX NERVOUS ACTIVITY-- Cumin . . . 137

TO QUIET REFLEX NERVOUS IRRITABILITY-- Camphor . . . 338 Chamomile . . . 85 Clove . . . 395 Lime flowers . . . 318 Valerian . . . 347

NETTLE RASH, _see_ SKIN.

NEURALGIA, to Relieve. Allspice plaster . . . 397 Arum . . . 35 Buttercup (stitch) . . . 73 Celandine, greater (face right side) . . . 93 Chamomile (face and teeth) . . . 85 Coltsfoot (back and loins) . . . 120 Cuckoopint . . . 35 Feverfew . . . 194 Henbane poultice . . . 253 Horse Radish (face) . . . 271 Juniper berries . . . 292 Lemon, cut . . . 303 Pyrethrum (head and face) . . . 425 Pennyroyal . . . 336 Peppermint oil . . . 339 Sloe tincture (right eyeball) . . . 519 Wallflower oil (limbs) . . . 597 Yarn (tic douloureux) . . . 204

NIPPLES, Chapped, or Sore. Carrot . . . 89 Comfrey . . . 121 Yarrow . . . 618

NOSE, Ulceration inside. Elecampane . . . 174

PAIN, Local, for. Buttercup (stitch) . . . 73 Chamomile fomentation . . . 86 Elecampane (in elbow) . . . 175 Hemlock, apply . . . 249 Henbane poultice . . . 253 Lavender . . . 291 Marsh Mallow . . . 324 Mistletoe (stitch) . . . 347 Mugwort . . . 355 Peach (colic from gravel) . . . 419 Poppy, White, fomentation . . . 439 Stitch Wort . . . 535 Wormwood . . . 355

PALPITATION, _see_ HEART.

PARALYSIS. Burnet Saxifrage (of tongue) . . . 430 Cowslip . . . 124 Daffodil (limbs) 141 Horse Radish, scraped . . . 271 Hungary water . . . 472 Lavender oil . . . 296 Mustard liniment . . . 378 Nettle, Stinging . . . 384 Nutmeg spirit (of limbs) . . . 394 Pellitory of Spain (tongue and lips) . . . 425 Primrose . . . 448 Rosemary spirit (limbs) . . . 471 Sage . . . 491 Tomato (of back) . . . 571 Valerian oil . . . 585 Wallflower oil . . . 597 Water Dropwort (voice) . . . 604

PERSPIRATION, to Promote. Camphor . . . 338 Ivy . . . 282 Strawberry . . . 539 Turpentine . . . 577

[642] PILES. Blackberry . . . 55 Brook lime . . . 431 Celandine, lesser . . . 91 Chestnut, Horse . . . 102 Elderberry . . . 169 Figwort . . . 51 Mountain Ash (lower bowel relaxed) . . . 351 Mullein . . . 362 Oak Bark (prolapse of bowel) . . . 18 Onion, raw (inflamed) . . . 214 Periwinkle, lesser . . . 428 Pimpernel, blue (descent of bowel) . . . 431 Plantain, Greater . . . 435 Silverweed . . . 515 Toadflax . . . 567 Water Betony . . . 50 Water Pepper (sore fundament) . . . 606 Yarrow . . . 618

PLEURITIC PAIN IN SIDE. Bryony, White (with inflammation) . . . 66 Buttercup (neuralgic) . . . 72 Stitchwort . . . 535

POLYPUS of Nose. Polypody Fern . . . 190 Sage, Wood . . . 498

POULTICES. Carrot . . . 89 Flax-linseed . . . 203 Goosefoot . . . 229 Hemlock . . . 250 Marsh Mallow . . . 328 Mustard . . . 377 Turnip . . . 574 Vinegar . . . 240 Water Pepper . . . 606 Yeast (oat) . . . 398

PREGNANCY, and _see_ WOMB. Gooseberry, green (longings to abate) . . . 226 Quince (wise children to procreate) . . . 454 Turnip (injurious during) . . . 575

PSORIASIS, _see_ SKIN.

QUINSY, _see_ also SORE THROAT. Currant, black . . . 139 Prunella . . . 509 Strawberry leaves . . . 537 Woodruff Squinancy . . . 609 Woodsorrel . . . 612 Wormwood . . . 613

RHEUMATISM and LUMBAGO. Allspice Plaster . . . 397 Bee sting . . . 261 Bryony, White 66 Calamint (lumbago) . . . 344 Chickweed (bilious) . . . 106 Fern Royal (lumbago) . . . 87 Meadow Saffron (Colchicum) . . . 483 Nutmeg spirit . . . 394 Yarn, hank of . . . 204

CHRONIC RHEUMATISM-- Angelica . . . 24 Asparagus . . . 36 Bladderwrack, embrocation . . . 505 Bryony, White . . . 66 Buttercup . . . 72 Capsicum . . . 80 Celery . . . 95 Centaury (muscular) . . . 97 Cress, Garden . . . 129 Garlic . . . 217 Henbane liniment . . . 224 Hop . . . 265 Horse Radish . . . 271 Hyssop . . . 278 Ivy berries . . . 282 Juniper berries . . . 292 Lily of the Valley . . . 315 Marjoram . . . 332 Mugwort (moxa) . . . 354 [643] Mustard . . . 376-8 Nettle, Stinging . . . 383 Nutmeg spirit . . . 394 Pellitory (head and face) . . . 425 Peppermint . . . 340 Pimpernel . . . 430 Pine . . . 580 Polypody Fern . . . 189 Potato, raw . . . 444 Primrose . . . 448 Rue (periosteal) . . . 478 Savin (of womb) . . . 494 Sea Tang . . . 503 Spruce beer . . . 580 Tansy . . . 553 Turpentine liniment . . . 578 Violet, sweet (wrists) . . . 593 Wallflower . . . 597 Yarrow . . . 617

RICKETS, _see_ SCROFULA.

RINGWORM, _see_ SKIN.

RUPTURE of Children. Wall Rue Fern . . . 191

SAINT VITUS'S DANCE (CHOREA). Mistletoe berries . . . 348

SALIVATION, _see_ MOUTH, SORE.

SCALDS, _see_ BURNS.

SCALD HEAD, _see_ SKIN.

SCARLET FEVER. Belladonna (to prevent) . . . 389 Rock Rose (sore throat of) . . . 470