Common Names |
Botanical Names |
Properties. |
|
AGRIMONY |
Agrimonia
eupatoria. |
Ast. Ton. Diu.
Alt |
Employed in fevers, jaundice,
coughs, and bowel complaints. |
ALDER BARK,
Black |
Prinos verticillatus. |
Deo. Ast. Ton.
A-sep. Ver |
Useful in
fevers, agues, debility,
jaundice, dropsy, &c. |
ALDER BERRIES,
Black |
Prinos verticillatus. |
Cath. Ver |
Make a good
medicine for worms
in children. |
ALDER, Red or
Tag |
Alnus Rubra. |
Alt. Eme. Ast |
The bark, tags,
and leaves, are
used for diseases of the skin,
swellings, and strains. Bark and
leaves good in bowel complaints,
internal haemorrhage, and painful tumours. |
ALKANET ROOT |
Anchusa tinctoria. |
Ast |
Principally used
for coloring
tinctures, oils,
ointments, and
plasters. |
ALUM BOOT, or
AMERICAN BANICLE |
Heucheria
Americana. |
Ast. A-sep. Det |
An external
remedy in
haemorrhage, sores,
wounds, and
ulcers. |
ANGELICA
LEAVES |
Angel ica
atropurpurea. |
Aro. Sti. Car.
Diu |
The infusion
makes a pleasant
tonic medicine. |
ANGELICA ROOT |
Angel ica
atropurpurea. |
Aro. Sti. Car.
Diu |
Excellent in
wind colic, flatulent
complaints, and
debility. |
ANGELICA SEEDS |
Angel ica
atropurpurea. |
Aro. Sti. Car.
Diu |
Used in
flatulent colics - an
excellent
carminative. |
ANGUSTURA
BARK |
Gal ipea officinalis. |
Eme. Cat. Ton.
Feb |
Efficacious in
bilious diarrhoeas,
dysentery, and
dyspepsia. |
ANISE SEED |
Pimpinella anisum. |
Aro. Car. Pec.
Sti |
Good in
flatulent colic, and to
correct and
flavor unpleasant
medicines. |
APPLE TREE
BARK |
pyrus malus. |
Ast. Ton |
Used in
strengthening syrups, for
debility,
&c. |
ARCHANGEL |
Lycopus europeus
. |
Ast. Ton . Bals
.
Feb |
A popular remedy
in fevers,
diarrhoea, bowel
complaints, and
indigestion. |
ARNICA
FLOWERS |
Arnica montana. |
Dia. Vul. Sti.
Diu |
Recommended in
low fevers,
intermittents,
gout, dropsy, and
rheumatism.
Tincture good for fresh
wounds. |
ARNICA ROOT |
Arnica montana. |
Vul. Sti. Diu.
Dia |
May be used in
similar
complaints as
the flowers. |
ASH BARK,
Mountain |
Sorbus americana. |
Ast. Ton. Det |
Useful in
bilious complaints and
for cleansing
the blood. |
ASH BARK,
Prickly |
Xanthoxylum
fraxineum. |
Ton. Sti. Aro.
Alt |
Used in fever
and ague,
rheumatism,
dyspepsia, &c. |
ASH BERRIES,
Prickly |
Xanthoxylum
fraxineum. |
A-spa. Sti. Aro |
Have the
qualities of the bark in a
much greater
degree, and are highly
esteemed. |
ASH BARK,
WHITE |
Fraxinus
acuminata. |
Ast. Ton |
Good in
haemorrhage and agues
and for the
rattlesnake’s bite. |
ASPARAGUS
ROOT |
Asparagus
officinalis. |
Ape. Diu |
Useful in
diseases of the breast,
heart, kidneys,
and bladder. |
AVEN’S ROOT |
Geum rivale. |
Ton. Ast. Stom |
Valuable in
debility dyspepsia,
bleeding at the
lungs, cholic, and
relax. |
BACKACHE
BRAKE |
Aspidium filix-
femina. |
Ant. Pec. Dem.
Ver |
Good in lumbago,
and makes an
excellent syrup
for coughs. |
BALM, LEMON |
Melissa officinalis. |
Sto. Dia. Sud |
The infusion is
useful in
headaches,
asthmas, and fevers. |
BALM SWEET |
Dracosephalum
canariensis. |
A-spa. Aro. Sti.
Dia |
This herb is
employed in decays,
headaches,
&c. |
BALM OF GILEAD
Buds |
Populus
balsamifera. |
Sti. Ton. Diu.
Bal. Sto |
The Tincture for
debilitated
habits, and for
fresh wounds. |
BALMONY |
Chelone glabra. |
Cat. A-bil. Ton.
Ver |
Given in fevers
and jaundice, and
is a good
vermifuge. |
BARBARY BARK |
Berberis vulgaris. |
Lax. Ton. Ref.
Ast |
Usually combined
with other
tonics in putrid
fevers and dysentery. |
BASIL, SWEET |
Ocymum
basilicum. |
Aro. Sti |
A remedy for excessive vomiting. |
BASSWOOD
BARK |
Tilia Americana. |
Emo. Dis |
Makes valuable
poultices for
painful
swellings. |
BAYBERRY BARK |
Myrica cerifera. |
Sti. Ast |
Principally
given in compounds;
but the infusion
is good in dysentery,
and all
excessive evacuations. |
BAYBERRY
LEAVES |
Myrica cerifera |
Aro. Ast. Sti |
In infusion in
flooding from the
womb, hysterical
complaints, &c. |
BEARBERRY |
Arbutus uva ursi. |
Diu. Dia. Ast.
Ton |
Efficacious in
ulcerations of the
kidneys and
bladder. |
BEECH BARK |
Fagus ferriginea. |
A-syp. Ast. Ton |
The decoction is
useful in
diabetes, and
incontinence of urine. |
BEECH LEAVES |
Fagus ferriginea. |
A-syp. Ast. Alt |
In successful
use for cutaneous
diseases,
ulcers, and dyspepsia. |
BELLWORT |
Uvul aria
perfoliata. |
Ton. Her. Dem |
Useful in wounds
and sores, and
for inflamed
larynx and gums. |
BETH ROOT |
Trilum pendulum. |
Ast. Ton. Pee.
A-sep |
Beneficial for
bloody urine,
spitting of
blood, coughs and hectic
fever. Used as
snuff, stops bleeding at
the nose. |
BETONY, WOOD |
Betonica
officinalis. |
Ner. Ton. Dia.
Dis |
The herb used
for headache,
hysterics, and nervous affections. |
BINDWEED |
Convolvulus
panduratus. |
Cath. Diu. Pee |
Useful in cough,
asthma, debility,
and dropsy. |
BIRCH BARK,
Black |
Betula Lenta. |
Dia. Ton. Ast.
Sti |
In decoction,
restores strength
and tone to the bowels after
dysentery. |
BIRD PEPPER |
Capsicum
baccotum. |
Sti. Car. Rub |
Very serviceable
in fevers,
cholera, palsy, dyspepsia, colds, &c. |
BISTORT |
Polygonum
Bistorta. |
Ast |
A powerful astringent. |
BITTER ROOT |
Apocynum
and rosoem ifolium. |
Ton. Cath. Sud |
Used in fevers,
liver complaints,
rheumatism, and dropsy. |
BITTERSWEET
Root, Bark |
Celastrus
scandens. |
A-bil. Dis. Diu |
Beneficial in
liver complaints,
rheumatism, scirrous, and dropsical
affections. |
BITTERSWEET
BERRIES |
Celastrus
Scandens. |
Emo. Dis |
Employed in
making an ointment
for painful swellings, &c. |
BITTERSWEET
TWIGS |
Solanum
dulcamara. |
Her. Diu. Alt.
Dis |
Good for
cutaneous diseases,
chronic rheumatism, and catarrh. |
BLACKBERRY
ROOT |
Rubus Villosus. |
Ast. Ton |
Much employed in
diarrhoea,
cholera infantum, dysentery, &c. |
BLACKBERRY
HERB |
|
Ast. Ton |
|
BLACK ROOT |
Leptandria
virginica. |
Cath. Deo. Ton |
Invaluable as a
cathartic in
violent bilious and typhus fevers. |
BLAZING STAR
ROOT |
Aletris farinosa. |
Ton. Sto. Nar |
Cures flatulent
and hysteric colic,
fevers, and chronic rheumatism. |
BLOOD ROOT |
Sanguinaria
canadensis. |
Eme. Dia. Deo.
Exp. Ton |
Useful in
pulmonary affections,
asthma, and diseases of the chest and
liver. |
BLUE FLAG |
Iris versicolor. |
Diu. Eme. Cath.
Ver |
Of great value
in fevers -
properties well known. |
BONESET |
Euptorium
perfoliatum. |
Sud. Eme. Ton |
Good in colds,
fevers, dyspepsia,
jaundice, and general debility. |
BORAGE |
Borago officinalis. |
Sto. Dia |
Used in
catarrhal affections,
rheumatism, and diseases of the skin. |
BOXWOOD BARK |
Cornus florida. |
Ton. Ast. Sti |
In fevers, both
intermittent and
others, nearly equal to Quinine. |
BOXWOOD
FLOWERS |
Cornus florida. |
Ton. Ast. Sti |
A good remedy
for fluor albus,
dyspepsia, liver complaints, &c. |
BROOKLIME |
Veronica
beccabnga. |
Dis. Alt. Diu |
A purifier of
the blood, and good
in scurvy, &c. |
BROOM |
Cyisus
scoparius. |
Eme. Cat. Dio |
Beneficial in dropsy. |
BUCHU LEAVES |
Barosma crenata. |
Sti. Diu. Dia |
Much extolled
for chronic
diseases of the bladder. |
BUCK BEAN |
Menyanthes
trifoliata. |
Ton. Deo. Ant |
The infusion
useful in scurvy,
herpetic diseases, rheumatism, &c. |
BUCKHORN
BRAKE |
Osmunda regalis. |
Ton. Muc. Dem.
Sty |
Beneficial in
coughs, diarrhoea,
soreness of the stomach and bowels. |
BUCKTHORN
BERRIES |
Rhamnms
catharticus. |
Alt. Cath |
Recommended in
dropsy,
rheumatism, and gout. |
BUGLE, BITTER |
Lycopus europeus. |
Bal. Ast. Ton.
Sty |
A cure for
diarrhoea, dysentery,
and the first stages of fever. |
BUGLE SWEET |
Lycopus virginicus. |
Sed. Deo. Ton.
Ast |
In more general
use than above -
properties equivalent. |
BURDOCK
LEAVES |
Arctium lappa. |
Feb. Sud |
An excellent
external application
for sprains, bruises, and gouty
affections. |
BURDOCK ROOT |
Arctium lappa. |
Her. A-scor |
In strong
decoction for diseases of
the kidneys and obstructions. |
BURDOCK SEEDS |
Arctium lappa. |
Diu. Car. Ton. |
A good diuretic
for inflammation
of kidneys, &e. |
BUTTERNUT |
Juglans cineria. |
Cath. Ton |
In cordial or
extract, a good |
BARK |
|
|
aperient and a gentle cathartic for
worms |
CANELLA BARK |
Canella alba. |
Aro. Ton. Sti |
Generally
combined with other
remedies in debilitated digestive
organs. |
CANCER ROOT
PLANT |
Epiphegus
vi rgini an a. |
Ast. Ton |
Valuable in
cancers and
cancerous affections, dysentery, &c. |
CANKER ROOT |
Prenanthes alba. |
Ast. Ton |
Useful in
diarrhoea, dysentery,
and derangement of the bowels. |
CARAWAY SEED |
Carum carui. |
Ton. Car. Aro |
A good
ingredient in carminative
compounds. |
CARDAMON
SEED |
Elettaria
card amomum. |
Car. Aro |
Employed as a
corrective of
purgative and tonic medicines. |
CARDUS, Spotted |
Centaurea
benedicta. |
Ton. Feb. Dia.
Diu. Sto |
Prescribed in
fever and ague, and
for a Corrector of the bile. |
CAROLINA PINK |
Spigelia
maril and ica. |
Ver. Sud |
An efficient
remedy for worms,
and affords relief in acute diseases. |
CARROT ROOT.
Wild |
Daucus Carota. |
Sti. Diu. Emm |
Decidedly useful
in gravel,
diseases of the bladder, and
suppressed menses. |
CARROT SEEDS,
Wild |
Daucus Carota. |
Diu. Deo |
Given in
stranguary, calculus,
lambrici, &c. |
CASCARILLA
BARK |
Croton Eleuteria. |
Ton. Ast. Sti |
Well known in
fevers, tertians,
diarrhoea, &c. |
CASSIA BARK |
Laurus
cinamomum. |
Ton. Aro. Ast.
Sti |
Good for bowel
complaints,
flatulency, nausea, and vomiting. |
CASSIA BUDS |
Laurus
Cinamomum. |
Ton. Aro. Ast.
Sti |
An excellent
cordial and
restorative remedy. |
CATNIP or
CATMINT |
Nepeta cataria. |
A-spa. Sto. Car.
Sud. Emm |
For colds,
suppressions, slight
febrile attacks &c. |
CEDAR RED |
Juniperis
virginiana. |
Ver |
In doses of 5 to
20 grs., highly
recommended for worms in children. |
CEDAR BERRIES |
Juniperis
virginiana. |
Diu. Emm |
Used in infusion
and tincture, for
dropsy, suppressions, &c. |
CELANDINE,
Garden |
Chelidonium
majus. |
Cat. Diu. Her.
Aer |
Recommended in
liver
complaints, tetter, jaundice, and
dropsy. |
CELANDINE Wild |
Imp atiens pallida. |
Ape. A-bil. Sto.
Diu |
Efficacious in
jaundice and
bilious affections. |
CENTAURY |
Sabbatia
angularis. |
Feb. Sto. Ten.
Emm |
A popular remedy
in dyspepsia,
fever and ague, and defective
digestion. |
CHAMOMILE
FLOWERS |
Anthemis nobilis. |
Ton. Feb. Sud.
Eme |
Given in
dyspepsia, loss of
appetite, sudden colds, colics, &c. |
CHAMOMILE Low |
Anthemis nobilis. |
Ton. Sto |
A good stomachic
bitter - nearly
equivalent to the above. |
CHERRIES, Wild |
Prunus Virginiana. |
Ton. Sti. Sed |
Improve the tone
of the stomach
and promotes digestion. |
CHERRY BARK,
Wild |
Prunus Virginiana. |
Ast. Ton. Sed |
Taken in fevers,
agues, dyspepsia,
jaundice and worms. |
CHICKWEED |
Stellaria media. |
Emo. Ref. Dem |
Makes a useful
soothing
ointment. |
CICELY, Sweet |
Osmorrhiza
longistylis. |
Car. Aro. Exp |
Useful in
coughs, and a good
carminative in flatulent complaints. |
CLABY |
Salvia sclarea. |
A-spa. Sti. Sto |
The herb used in
whites,
hysterics, colic, &c. |
CLEAVERS |
Galium aparine. |
Diu. Sud. Ref |
Good in gravel,
dropsy, fevers,
obstructions and eruptive complaints. |
CLOVER HEADS,
Red |
Trifolium pratense. |
Pec. Acr |
The syrup or
extract is good for
cancerous affections and ulcerous
sores. |
COCASH ROOT |
Aster puniceus. |
Sud. Sti. Sto.
Dia |
A popular remedy
in rheumatism,
headache and nervous debility. |
CUCKOLD |
Bid ens frondosa. |
Ast. Diu. Cor.
Exp |
Valuable in
bowel complaints,
diabetes, dropsy, &c. |
COHOSH, Black |
Cimicifuga
racemosa. |
Diu. Deo. Nar.
Ner |
Celebrated in
rheumatism,
dropsy, and hysteria. |
COHOSH Blue |
Caulophyllum
thalictroides. |
A-spas. Sti.
Diu. Emm |
Often prescribed
in croups, colics,
cholera morbus and epilepsy. |
COHOSH Red |
Actaea rubra. |
Deo. Ner. Emm |
Cleansing and
strengthening - |
| |
|
|
good in female
obstructions. |
COHOSH White |
Actoea alba. |
Car. Deo. Nar.
Emm |
Good in colic,
and has opening
and stimulating
properties. |
COLUMBO
ROOT |
Frasera
corolinensis. |
Ton. Cath.
Emm |
The powdered root is given in
nausea, diarrhoea, and dyspepsia. |
COLTSFOOT |
Tussilago farfara. |
Exp. Pec. Dem.
Ton |
Esteemed in
coughs, asthma, and
consumption. |
COMFREY |
Symphitum
officinale. |
Pec. Dem. Bal.
Ast |
Valuable in
dysentery, and
diseases of the
bladder kidneys, and
bowels. |
CONSUMPTION
BRAKE |
Botrychium
fumaroides. |
Sti. Ton. Ast |
Useful in
consumption,
diarrhoea, and cholera infantum. |
COOLWORT |
Mitella cordifolia. |
Diu. Ton. Dia |
In gravel,
gonorrhoea, and
suppressed urine, - a valuable
remedy. |
CORIANDER
SEEDS |
Coriandrum
sativum. |
Car. Sto |
Employed in
hysteries, tertian
agues, and carminative compounds. |
COWHAGE |
Mucana pruriens. |
Ver |
A powerful
vermifuge - effectual
in expelling worms. |
CRAMP BARK |
Viburnum opulus. |
A-spas |
Highly extolled
in cramps and
spasmodic affections. |
CRANESBILL |
Geranium
maculatum
. |
Sty. Att. Ton |
A well
established remedy for
diarrhoea, haemorrhage, and fluor
albus. |
CRAWLEY |
Corallorhiza
odontorhiza. |
Dia. Bal. Sto.
Feb |
Invaluable in
fevers, pleurisy, and
flatulent diseases. |
CUBEBS |
Piper cubeba. |
Exp. Aro. Car |
Prescribed in
gonorrhoea, and
similar complaints. |
CURCUMA ROOT |
Curcuma longa. |
Din. Emm |
Used in coloring
tinctures, &e.,
and good in jaundice and dropsy. |
DAISY FLOWERS |
Leucanthemum
vulgare. |
Diu. Vul. Ton |
Good in asthma,
consumption,
and dropsical complaints. |
DANDELION
HERB |
Taraxacum
dens
leonis. |
A-bil. Ast. Ton.
Diu |
The decoction
good in jaundice,
dyspepsia, etc. |
DANDELION
ROOT |
Taraxacum
dens
leonis. |
Deo. Diu. Ast.
Ton |
|
DILL SEED |
Anethum
graveolens. |
Csr. Sto. Aro |
Used in all
flatulent diseases,
colics, etc. |
DITTANY |
Cunilla mariana. |
Sti. Ton. Ner.
A-
spa |
A pleasant
medicine for
headaches, colds, fevers, hysteries,
&c. |
DOCK, Yellow |
Rumex crispus. |
Ton. Deo. Her |
Highly estimated
in diseases of
the skin and scrofulous disorders. |
DOCK, Water |
Rumex aquaticus. |
Ast. Dia. Deo.
Her |
Good in scurvy,
cutaneous
eruptions and cancerous tumors. |
ELECAMPANE |
Inula helenium. |
Exp. Ast. Sto |
Relieves colics,
colds and coughs,
dropsies and cutaneous diseases. |
ELDER BARK |
Sambucus
canadensis. |
Diu. Dea. Sud |
Used in
obstinate glandular
obstructions and dropsy |
ELDER FLOWERS |
Sambucus
canadensis. |
Alt. Sud. Her |
The infusion is
popular for
erysipelas, fevers, rheumatism, gout,
etc. |
ELDER, DWARF |
Aralia hispida. |
Tou. Diu. Dem.
Alt |
Useful in
colics, flatulent diseases
and dropsy. |
ELM BARK,
Slippery |
Ulmus fulva. |
Emo. Diu. Dem.
Ton |
Universally used
in urinary and
bowel complaints, scurvy and
inveterate eruptions - also as a diet in
fevers, and externally in poultices. |
FEVERFEW |
Pyrethrum
parthencum. |
Ner. Sto. Emm.
Ver |
Serviceable in
hysteric
complaints, and to strengthen the
stomach. |
FENNEL SEED |
Foeniculum
vulgare. |
Aro. Car. Sto |
A good aromatic;
used in bitters
and a variety of compounds. |
FENUGREEK
SEED |
Trigonella
foenum
graecum. |
Muc. Emo |
Employed in
cataplasms,
ointments, &c. |
FERN, Male |
Aspidium
filix-
mas. |
Ver. Ton. Ast |
Considered a
good remedy for the
tape worm. |
FERN, Meadow |
Myrica
gale. |
Pec. Ast. Aro |
An excellent
remedy for the piles. |
FERN, Burrs |
Myrica
gale. |
Sto. Ast |
Good in asthma,
bronchitis, &c. |
FERN, Sweet |
Comptonia |
Feb. Sto. Ast |
Valuable in
diarrhoea, cholera |
| |
asplenifolia. |
|
infantum and summer complaints. |
FEVER BUSH,
Bark |
Laurus benzoin. |
Ton. Aro. Sti |
Extensively used
in intermittent
fevers. |
FEVER BUSH,
Leaves |
Laurus benzoin. |
Aro. Sti |
Reckoned good in
inflammatory
fevers, - drink freely in decoction. |
FEVER ROOT |
Triosteum
perfoliatum. |
Eme. Cath.
Ton. Diu |
Useful in
fevers, agues, pleuritis,
&c. |
FIREWEED |
Erechthtites
hieracifolius. |
Vul. Ast. Pec.
Alt |
Employed in
haemorrhage,
wounds and diseases of the skin. |
FIT ROOT |
Monotrapa
uniflora. |
Ner. A-spas |
Given in
epilepsy, and
convulsions of children. |
FIVE FINGER |
Potentilla
canadensis. |
Ast. Exam. Ton |
Beneficial in
fevers, with night
sweats, and in allaying fluxes. |
FLAX SEED |
Linum
usitatissimum. |
Dem. Emo |
Employed in
catarrh, dysentery,
stranguary and for cataplasms. |
FLEABANE |
Erigeron
canadense. |
Ton. Ast. Diu.
Sty |
The powder is a
strong styptic -
the tea, cold, for internal bleeding. |
FLOWER-DE-
LUCE |
Iris sambucini. |
Diu. Deo |
One of the best
remedies known
in venereal affections, &c. |
FROSTWORT |
Helianthemum
canadense. |
Ast. Ton .A-scor |
Of great value
in scrofulous
affections, as a poultice and a tea |
FUMITORY |
Fumaria
officinalis. |
Deo. Dia. Diu.
Ton |
A tea drank
freely, is good for
cutaneous eruptions. |
GARGET |
Phytolacca
decandra. |
Deo. Cath. Alt.
Eme |
Good in
rheumatism, for
cleansing the blood, and discussing
tumours. |
GARLICKS |
Allium sativum. |
Sti. Exp. Ton |
Beneficial in
feeble digestion,
chronic catarrh, asthma, coughs, &c. |
GENTIAN |
Gentiana lutea. |
Ton. Sto. Ast |
Dyspepsia, gout,
hysterics, and
diarrhoea are benefited by its use. |
GINGER, African |
Zingiber
officinalis. |
Sti. Car. Sto |
|
GINGER, Jamaica |
Zingiber officinalis. |
Sti. Car. Sto |
Given in
dyspepsia, flatulent
diseases, tonic compounds, &c., &c. |
GOLDTHREAD |
Coptis trifolia. |
Sto. Ton. Ast |
The powder or
tincture restores
the appetite and strength. |
GOLDEN ROD |
Solidago odora. |
Car. Aro. Diu.
Dia |
This herb is
good in debility,
colds, and gravelly complaints |
GOLDEN SEAL |
Hydrastus
canadensis. |
Ton. A-bil. Sto |
An excellent
tonic and corrective
of bile and bilious habits. |
GRAINS OF
PARADISE |
Amomum grana-
paradisi. |
Aro. Sti |
Nearly equal to
Cayenne as a
pure stimulant. |
GRAVEL PLANT |
Epigfoea repens. |
Diu. Ast |
Diuretic. Infuse
an ounce in one
quart of boiling water. Drink freely. |
GUAIACUM
CHIPS |
Guaiacum
officinale. |
Sti. Dia. Det |
Strengthens the
Stomach and
purges an impure state of the blood. |
HARDHACK
LEAVES |
Spircoea
tamentosa. |
Ast. Ton |
Cheeks
diarrhoea, and is an
excellent outward application for
wounds. |
HEAL-ALL |
Prunella vulgaris. |
|
Used in
haemorrhage, diarrhoea,
and for sore throat. |
HEART’S-EASE |
Polygonum
persicaria. |
Vul. Sud. A-sep |
An excellent
remedy for asthma,
and good in colds, fevers, &c. |
HEMLOCK BARK |
Pinus canadensis. |
Ast. Ton |
As an astringent
and tonic,
generally used in compounds. |
HEMLOCK
LEAVES |
Pinus canadensis . |
Dia. Alt. Sud |
Good in
inflammatory
rheumatism, to purify the blood and
to cause perspiration. |
HOREHOUND |
Marrubium
vulgare. |
Sto. Pec. Deo.
Diu |
Beneficial in
asthma, coughs,
jaundice, and obstructions. |
HOLLYOCK
FLOWERS |
Althaea rosea. |
Ast. Diu. Dem |
Useful in
various forms as a
demulcent. |
HOPS |
Humulus lupulus. |
Ano. Ton. Aro.
Ner. Diu |
Used in
jaundice, indigestion, and
as a substitute for opium. |
HORSEMINT |
Monarda punctata. |
Diu. Ton. Sti |
Good in diseases
of the urinary
passages, fevers, and pleurisy. |
HORSERADISH
LEAVES |
Cochlearia
armoracia. |
Acr. Sti |
Employed as
draughts to produce
counter-irritation. |
HORSERADISH
ROOT |
Cochlearia
armoracia. |
Aer. Sti. Diu.
Emm |
In chronic
rheumatism, asthma,
and debility, these are beneficial. |
HYSSOP |
Hyssopus
offcinalis. |
Exp. Ceph. Aro.
Ton |
Used in humoural asthma,
coughs, and disorders of the chest. |
ICELAND MOSS |
Cetraria islandica. |
Dem. Ton.
Nut |
Undoubtedly a
valuable medicine
in pulmonary
complaints. |
INDIAN HEMP,
Black |
Apocynum
canabinum. |
Eme. Cath.
Ton. Diu |
Found beneficial
in curing
rheumatism,
dropsy, and asthmatic
cough. |
INDIAN HEMP,
White |
Asclepias
incarnata. |
Ape. Diu. Alt.
Ver |
Useful in
suppression of urine,
costiveness, and worms. |
INDIAN TURNIP |
Arum trip hyllum. |
Sti. Exp. Acr.
Nar |
Valuable in
coughs, colds,
cramps, and consumptive affections. |
INDIGO, Wild |
Baptisia tinctoria. |
Sti. Exp. Acr.
Nar. A-sep |
Excellent for
foul, malignant, and
syphilitic ulcers and sores. |
IPECACUANHA
AM. |
Euphorbia
ipecacuana. |
Eme. Cath.
Ton. Exp |
Prescribed in
dropsy, bilious
colic, and a variety of diseases. |
IRISH MOSS |
Chondrus Crispus. |
Nut. Dem |
Given in colds,
coughs, and
pulmonary affections. |
IVY, Ground |
Nepeta Glechoma. |
Dem. Sto. Ton.
Pec |
The infusion is
used in coughs,
and for internal ulcers. |
JACOB’S LADDER |
Smilax ped
pedunclaris. |
Diu. Emm |
The infusion is good as a diuretic,
and for stone in the bladder. |
JALAP |
Ipomoea jalapa.. |
Cath. Diu. A-bil |
|
JOHNSWORT |
Hypericum
perforatum. |
Ast. Bal. Diu |
Beneficial in
diarrhoea,
obstruction of urine, and hysterical
complaints. |
JUNIPER
BERRIES |
Juniperis
communis. |
Diu. Car. Sti |
In infusion an
excellent diuretic
drink for the dropsy. |
KING’S CLOVER |
Melilotus
officinalis. |
Emo. Diu |
Applied locally
to swellings and
inflammations. |
KNOT CRASS |
Triticum repens. |
Diu. Ner. Car |
Severe cases of
lockjaw and
spasms are cured by this article. |
LABRADOR TEA |
Ledum latifolium. |
Ton. Diu. Bal.
Pec |
The tea is
useful in coughs and
eruptive affections. |
LADYS SLIPPER |
Cyripedium
pubescens. |
Sed. Ner. Ano.
A-spas |
Beneficial in
all nervous diseases
and hysteric affections. |
LARKSPUR HERB |
Delphinium
consolida. |
Eme. Nar. Acr.
Diu |
The decoction is
found useful in
dropsical affections. |
LARKSPUR SEED |
Delphinium
consolida. |
Eme. Nar. Acr.
Diu |
The tincture is
given in
spasmodic asthma and dropsy. |
LAUREL,
Mountain |
Kalmia latifolia. |
Poi Her. A-syph |
Useful in scald
head, syphilis,
and certain stages of fever. |
LAVENDER
FLOWERS |
Lavendula vera. |
Car. Pec. Nar.
Ton |
Administered in
flatulence,
fainting, and nervous affections. |
LEATHERWOOD
BARK |
Dirca pal ustris. |
Eme. Cath. Her.
Exp |
Prescribed in
cutaneous
eruptions. |
LETTUCE, Garden |
Lactuca sativa. |
Nar. Diu. Ano |
Good in chronic
rheumatism,
colic, diarrhoea, and coughs. |
LETTUCE, Wild |
Lactuca elongata. |
Diu. A-scor. Ner |
Efficacious in
dropsies of long
standing and herpetic affections. |
LIFE-
EVERLASTING |
Gnaphaleum
polycephalum. |
Ast. Sto. Sud |
Excellent in
quinsy, weak lungs,
consumption, and fluor album |
LIFE ROOT |
Senecio aureues. |
Diu. Feb. Aro.
Sto. Ton |
A certain remedy
for gravel pains
in the chest, and melancholy. |
LILY, White Pond |
Nymphae adorata. |
Pec. Emo. Ast.
Ton. Vul |
Employed in
scrofulous tumours,
gleet, whites, &c. |
LILY, Yellow Pond |
Nuphar advena. |
Pec. Emo. Ast.
Ton. F-com |
Good in pectoral
complaints, and
in treatment of scrofulus scores. |
LINDEN
FLOWERS |
Tilia europoea. |
Sud. A-spas.
Ner. Dem |
A tea is useful
in headache,
epilepsy, and spasmodic cough. |
LIQUORICE ROOT |
Glycyrrhiza
glabra. |
Dem. Exp. Lax |
An excellent
medicine in coughs,
hoarseness, asthma, &c. |
LIVERWORT |
Hepatica
Americana. |
Ast. Dem. Pec.
Deo |
Celebrated in
bleeding at the
lungs, consumption coughs, and liver
complaints. |
LOBELIA HERB |
Lobelia inflata. |
A-spas. Eme.
Dia. Exp |
Qualities same
as the seed, but
not so powerful. |
LOBELIA SEED |
Lobelia inflata. |
A-spas. Eme.
Dia. Exp |
In asthma,
colics, spasms, and as
an emetic it is very valuable. |
LOVAGE LEAVES |
Ligusticum |
Car. Sto. Emm |
The infusion is
employed as a |
| |
levisticum. |
|
carminative and
emmenagogue. |
LOVAGE ROOT |
Ligusticum
levisticum. |
Dia. Car. Sto |
Useful in
hysterics, nervous
diseases, and in
flatuleney. |
LOVAGE SEED |
Ligusticum
levisticum. |
Dia. Car. Sto |
An excellent
ingredient in
carminative and
stomachic
complaints. |
LUNGWORT |
Pu1monaria
0fficinalis. |
Pec. Sto. Dem |
May be used with
benefit in
consumption,
coughs and defluxion of
the lungs. |
MAIDENHAIR |
Adianthum
pedatum. |
Exp. Car. Sto.
Ton. Ast |
Much esteemed in
coughs,
asthma, and
disorders of the chest. |
MALLOW, Low |
Malva rotundifolia. |
Dem. Pec. Diu |
Often used in
demotion for
dysentery and
urinary complaints. |
MALLOW, Marsh,
Leaves |
Althaea officinalis. |
Dem. Ast. Diu |
Serviceable in
asthma, dysentery
and affection of
the kidneys. |
MALLOW, Marsh,
Root |
Althaea officinalis. |
Emo. Dem. Ast.
Diu |
Good in diseases
of the kidneys,
attended with
irritation and pain. |
MAN ROOT |
Convolvulus
panduratus. |
Cath. Diu. Pec |
Given in
dropsical affections, for
consumptive
coughs and asthma. |
MANDRAKE
ROOT |
Podophyllus
peltatum. |
Deo. Em. Cath.
Nar |
A substitute for
mercury in
venereal,
scrofulous, and all other
diseases. |
MAPLE, Red or
soft |
Acer rubrum. |
Ton. Ast. Ant |
The decoction
taken freely makes
an excellent
vermifuge. |
MARIGOLD
FLOWERS |
Calendula
officinalis. |
Sto. Aro. Dia.
Sti |
A domestic
medicine for children,
and is used to
keep out eruptions. |
MARJORUM,
Sweet |
Origanum
majorana. |
Ton. Sto. Aro.
Emm |
The infusion is
used to hasten a
tardy eruption
in measles, &c. |
MARSH
ROSEMARY |
Statice
Caroliniana. |
Ast. A-sep |
Beneficial in
gleet, whites,
diarrhoea,
canker, and sore throat. |
MASTERWORT
Leaves |
Heracleum
lanatum. |
Ner. Car. Diu.
A-spas |
Good in
epilepsy, gastric and
flatulent
diseases. |
MASTERWORT
Root |
Heracleum
lanatum. |
Ner. Car. Diu |
In flatulent
disorders of the
bowels, in
asthma and colds, very
useful. |
MASTERWORT
Seed |
Heracleum
lanatum. |
Ner. Car. Diu |
A good
carminative in flatulent
complaints. |
MAY WEED |
Anthemis cotula. |
Sud. Dia. Sto.
Emm. A-spas |
Employed in
fevers and colds to
produce
perspiration |
MEADOW SWEET |
Spiraea
tomentosa. |
Ton. A-sep.
Feb. Ast |
An excellent
tonic after fevers,
improving the
appetite, &c. |
MELILOT. King’s
Clover |
Melilotus
officinalis. |
Emo. Dis |
Applied locally
in swellings and
inflammations. |
MEZEREON |
Daphne
mezereum. |
Nar. Dia. Sti.
Diu. Alt |
Its principal
use is in syphilis,
and in cutaneous
diseases. |
MILKWEED ROOT |
Asclepias
syriaca
cornuti. |
Diu. Ano. Sud.
Alt |
An effectual
cure for dropsy, and
good in
scrofulous and rheumatic
disorders. |
MISLETOE |
Viscum
verticillatum. |
A-spas. Dem.
Ast. Nar. Ton |
Efficacious in
epilepsy, vertigo,
pleurisy, and
dysentery. |
MOTHERWORT |
Leonorus card iaca. |
Ner. Sto. Emm.
A spas |
Used in low
fevers, chronic
weakness, and
nervous affections. |
MOUNTAIN
DITTANY |
Cunilla mariana. |
Sti. Ton. Ner.
Sud |
An agreeable
remedy for
headaches,
colds, and hysteric
affections. |
MOUNTAIN FLAX |
Polygala senega. |
Cat. Sti. Exp.
Diu |
Administered for
the hives, croup,
fevers, and
dropsy: |
MOUNTAIN MINT |
Pyenanthemum
montanum. |
Emm. Sud. Sto.
Aro |
Valuable in
bringing down
obstructed
menses, &c. |
MOUSE EAR |
Gnaphaleum
uglinosum. |
Muc. Sud. Sto |
A tea is good
for colds, coughs,
and
obstructions. |
MUGWORT |
Artemesia
vulgaris. |
Deo. A-bil. Ner.
Emm |
The infusion
promotes
perspiration,
urine, and the menses. |
MULLEIN HERB |
Verbascum
thapsus. |
Diu. Ano. Dem.
Ast. A-spas |
Recommended for
children’s fits,
croup and
asthma. |
MUSTARD SEED,
Black |
Sinapis nigra. |
Diu. Rub. Sti.
Eme |
Advantageously
used in dropsies,
chronic
rheumatism’s and palsy. |
MUSTARD SEED,
White |
Sinapis alba. |
A-seor. Rub |
A good remedy in
dyspepsia, and
obstinate
costiveness. |
NANNY-BUSH, |
Viburnum
lentago. |
Ape. Ton |
A complete
substitute for |
Bark |
|
|
Peruvian bark,
and said to be
superior. |
NETTLE Flowers |
Urtica dioica. |
Ton |
Efficacious in
febrile, and ague
complaints. |
NETTLE, Root |
Urtica dioica. |
Diu. Ast. Ton |
Useful in incipient stages of
consumption, and bloody urine. |
NUTMEGS |
Myristica fragrans. |
Aro. Ast. Sto.
Nar |
The powder good
in violent
headaches,
diarrhoea, and
dysenteries. |
NUTGALLS |
Quercus infectoria. |
Ast |
A good
ingredient in astringent
ointments and gargles. |
OAK BARK, Black |
Quercus nigra. |
Ast. Ton |
Given in passive
haemorrhage,
and obstinate chronic diarrhoea. |
OAK BARK, Red |
Quercus nigra. |
Ast. Sti. Ton. |
Equivalent to
Black Oak, and
used for similar purposes. |
OAK BARK, White |
Quercus alba. |
Ast. Ton. A-sep |
Chiefly used as
an outward
astringent, and antiseptic for putrid
sore throat, and offensive ulcers. |
PARSLEY ROOT |
Petroselinum
sativum. |
Ape. Dem. Diu |
Highly esteemed
in nephritic and
dropsical affections. |
PEACH BARK |
Amygdalus
persica. |
Cath. Ton. Sto |
Said to be good
in debility, and
fever and ague. |
PENNYROYAL |
Hedeoma
pulegoides. |
Emm. Car. Sti.
Sto. Aro |
A strong tea,
good for the
suppression of urine obstructed
menses, and the gravel. |
PEONY ROOT |
Paeonia officinalis. |
A-spas. Ton.
Ver. Ner |
Given in
epilepsy and various
nervous affections. |
PEPPERMINT |
Mentha piperita. |
Sto. Sti. Sud |
Administered in
nervous
affections of the stomach, flatulence,
and to allay vomiting. |
PERUVIAN BARK |
Cinchona
officinalis. |
Ton. Ast |
Well known in
fever and ague,
want of appetite, decay, &c. |
PILEWORT |
Amarantis
hypochondriacus. |
Ast. Her |
Celebrated in
profuse
menstruation, bowel complaints, and
piles. |
PLANTAIN
LEAVES |
Plantago major. |
Ref. Vol. A-sep.
Det. Diu |
Remarkably
efficacious in poisons
of all kinds, and salt rheum. |
PLEURISY ROOT |
Asclepius
tuberosa. |
Dia. Sud. Aro.
Diu. Ton |
Beneficial in
pleurisy, colic, and
all flatulent disorders. |
POKE ROOT |
Phytolacca
decandra. |
Deo. Cath, Alt.
Eme |
Valuable in
rheumatic
complaints, and for indolent tumours. |
POLYPODY |
Polypodium
vulgare. |
Pec. Dem. Cath |
Useful in
consumptions, and for
expelling worms. |
POMEGRANATE |
Punica granatum. |
Ast. Ton |
Given in
diarrhoea, and in
intermittent and hectic fevers. |
POPLAR BARK |
Populus
tremuloides. |
Ton. Ast. Aro.
Feb |
Excellent in
diarrhoea, debility,
and digestive complaints. |
QUASSIA |
Simaruba excelsa. |
Ton |
Adapted to
dyspeptic cases, and
to debilitated digestive organs. |
QUEEN OF THE
MEADOW |
Eupatorium
purpureum. |
Din. Aro. Ton |
Excellent in
strangury, and all
dropsical affections. |
QUEEN’S
DELIGHT |
Stillingia sylvatica. |
Cath. Alt. A-
syph |
Valuable in
yaws, ulcers, venereal
complaints, and leprosy. |
RAGWEED |
Ambrosia
artemissifolia. |
Ver. Ton. Sti |
Good for worms
in children.
Recently much used. |
RASPBERRY
LEAVES |
Rubus strigosus. |
Ast. Ton |
A remedy for
bowel complaints
and canker. |
ROSEMARY
LEAVES |
Rosmarinus
officinalis. |
A-spas. Ast.
Ton. Emm |
The flowers and
leaves are good
in nervous and hysterical affections. |
RUE |
Ruta graveolens. |
Ton. Diu. Sto |
Employed in
Epilepsy, hysterics,
hiccup, and as a stomachic. |
SAFFRON |
carthams
tinctorius. |
Dia. Sto. Emm |
Very valuable in
all eruptive
diseases, measles, small pox, &c. |
SAGE |
Salvia officinalis. |
Ton. Exp. Ast |
Coughs, colds,
night sweats,
worms, &c. |
SARSAPARILA,
Am. |
Aracia nudicaulis. |
Alt. Dem. Deo |
|
SARSAPARILA,
Spain |
Smilax officinalis. |
Alt. Dem. Deo |
An excellent
remedy in all
scrofulous, venereal, and eruptive
diseases. |
SASSAFRAS
BARK |
Laurus sassafras. |
Sti. Ape. Ton.
Alt |
Very good in rheumatic
complaints, and eruptive diseases. |
SAUNDERS, Red |
Pterocarpus
santalinus. |
Dem. Mue. Ton.
Ast |
Employed to impart colour to
various tinctures and compounds. |
SCABIOUS,
Sweet |
Erigero
Phil ad elphicum. |
Diu. Sud. Ton.
Emm |
Purifies the blood. |
SCULLCAP |
Scutellaria
laterfolia. |
Ton. Sud. Ner |
Remarkably efficacious in St.
Vitus’ dance, convulsions and lockjaw. |
SCURVY GRASS |
Cochlearia
officinalis. |
Sti. Ape. Diu |
Celebrated in
scurvy and chronic
obstructions of
the viscera. |
SENNA, Alex. |
Cassia auctifolia. |
|
A valuable
cathartic, operating
mildly, yet
effectually. |
SENNA Am. |
Cassia
maril and ica. |
Cath. Deo |
Qualities
similar to the above, but
not so active. |
SKUNK CABBAGE
ROOT |
Symplocarpus
foetidus. |
A-spas. Ner.
Aer |
Good for
bleeding at the lungs,
coughs, asthma,
and obstructed
menses. |
SMART WEED |
Polygonum
hydropiper. |
Sti. Aer |
The tea stops
vomiting, and the
fomentation is good to reduce
swellings. |
LOVAGE |
Ligusticum
levisticum. |
Car. Sto |
A good
ingredient in carminative
and stomachic compounds. |
SNAKEROOT,
Button |
Liatris spicata. |
Sti. Diu. Bal.
Emm |
The tea valuable
in colic,
backache, dropsy, &c. |
SNAKEROOT,
Canada |
Asaram
Canadense. |
Her. Aro. Ner.
Sti |
Advantageously
used in measles,
and cutaneous affections. |
SOLOMON’S SEAL |
Convallaria
multiflora. |
Ast. Dem. Bal.
Ton |
Good in all
cases of fluor albus
and female weakness. |
SOLOMON’S
SEAL, Small |
Convallaria
racemosa. |
Dem. Ast. Exp |
Boiled in milk,
excellent for
irritable piles, and bowel diseases. |
SORREL, Sheep |
Rumex acetosella. |
Ref. A-scor.
Ton. Diu |
Serviceable in
scurvy, scrofula,
and various affections of the skin. |
SOUTHERNWOO
D |
Artemisia
abtrotanum. |
Sti. Ton. Ner.
Det. Ant |
In powder to
open obstructions of
the viscera. |
SPEARMINT |
Mentha viridis |
Feb. Diu. A-eme |
Allays nausea,
and an excellent
remedy in gravel and suppressions. |
SPIKENARD |
Aralia racemosa. |
Pec. Bal. Sto |
Good in coughs,
colds, and gout
in the stomach. |
SPLEEN WORT |
.Asplenium
adiantum nigrum. |
Diu |
Affords relief
in gravel, and pain
in the urinary organs. |
STONE ROOT |
Collinsonia
canadensis. |
Diu. Sto. Sti |
Recommended in
decoction for
the gravel. |
STRAWBERRY
LEAVES |
Fragaria
virginiana. |
Ast. Feb. Ref |
Employed in sore
throat, swelled
gums, and bowel complaint. |
SUMACH BARK |
Rhus glabrum. |
Ast. Ton |
The decoction
used in prolapsus
and falling of the womb. |
SUMACH
BERRIES |
Rhus glabrum. |
Ast. Ref. Diu |
In infusion a
good gargle for sore
throat, and in putrid fevers. |
SUMMER
SAVORY |
Satureja hortensis. |
Sto. Aro. Emm |
The infusion is
good in colds, and
slight febrile attacks. |
SWEET FLAG |
Acorus cal amiss. |
Aro. Sto. Sti |
Excellent in
flatulence, colic, and
wind in the stomach. |
TANSY, Double |
Tanacetum
crispum. |
Sud. Emm. Ver.
Sto |
Makes a useful
tea in fevers,
agues, hysterics, dropsy, &c. |
TEA BERRY
PLANT, or
Checkerberry |
Gaultheria
procumbens. |
Diu. Sto. Emm |
A domestic
remedy in drowsy,
diarrhoea, and
dysentery. |
THYME |
Thmus vulgaris. |
Ton. Sto. Aro |
Employed in
baths, fomentation’s,
and as a condiment. |
UNICORN ROOT |
Helonias dioica. |
Emm. Ton. Sto.
Diu |
Beneficial in
stomach complaints,
loss of appetite, &c. |
WALNUT BARK,
White |
Juglans cineira. |
Cath. Ton |
A good aperient,
and a gentle
cathartic for worms. |
WITCH-HAZLE,
Bark |
Hamamellis
virginica. |
Ton. Ast. Her |
|
WITCH-HAZLE
LEAVES |
Hamamellis
virginica. |
Ton. Ast. Her |
Useful in bowel
complaints,
haemorrhage, and painful tumours. |
WORMWOOD |
Artemesia
absynthium. |
Ton. Sti. A-bil |
Promotes
appetite, and digestion,
and is good in dyspepsia and
intermittents. |
