DEMULCENTS

Are those medicines that possess soothing mucilaginous properties, shielding the surface or membrane from the contact of any irritating substance.

SLIPPERY ELM.

The bark may be stripped into small pieces, and will give out much of its mucilage by boiling in water. It is useful in coughs, bowel complaints, stranguary, sore throat, inflammation of the lungs and stomach,- eruptions, etc. The powdered bark forms one of the most useful poultices known for-ulcers, tumors, swellings, chilblains, and all outward inflammations; it is very nutritious, and much used as a food for the sick.

COMFREY.

Is mucilaginous, and is useful in coughs and in all chest diseases, spitting of blood, and ulcerated lungs, soreness of the bowels, and all’ inward inflammations. We use it with other things in our mixture for fluor albus. It makes a good lotion for ulcers and other sores, being very healing and cooling.

MARSHMALLOW.

An excellent herb, is good in coughs, asthmas diarrhoea, and all inward inflammations; also externally, as poultices and lotions, for all outward inflammations.

HOLLYOCK.

This is a tall and beautiful plant, which has recently become common in Melbourne in our public and private gardens. Its properties are mucilaginous, emollient, expectorant, being very similar to the mallows, and may, like that plant, be used for all inward inflammations. It forms an excellent poultice and has been recommended as a useful drink in fluor albus. The whole herb may be used.

MULLEIN.

Is mucilaginous, anodyne, anti-spasmodic, discutient, and astringent; good in coughs, dysentery, soreness of the bowels; makes a valuable fomentation and ointment for the piles. The bruised leaves make a good poultice, applied warm, for contracted sinews and swellings.

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