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define demulcents
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they soothe the inflamed parts and allow a healing process to take place
as poultices they retain warmth and moisture they can be relaxing or stimulating internally they soothe the mucous membranes of stomach and bowels, excellent influence upon kidneys, bladder, uterus and vagina excellent in common colds and coughs |
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demulcents are
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Marshmallow root
Iceland moss Coltsfoot Solomon's Seal Mullein leaves and flowers Lungwort, Knotgrass Plaintain Comfrey leaves and root Slippery Elm |
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Example for mixture
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1/2 oz Comfrey leaves
1/2 oz Comfrey root 1/2 oz Mullein leaves 1/2 oz Catnip herb |
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Name a root always valuable in cough, asthma, pulmonary TBC, also good i ulceration of the kidneys
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Comfrey root (Symphytum officinale)
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fomentation for a bad bruise, swelling or sprain
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Marshmallow leaves or roots- make strong decoction
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preparation for a slight irritating tickling cough
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1/2 cupful of linum (Linseed)
1 oz Liquorice (Glychrriza) juce from the stick simmer in 1 quart of h20 till ticken, strain and give freely |
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gruel made of powdered Marshmallow boiled in milk is used for?
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useful agent in hemorrhage from the urinary organs, also good in diarrhoea and dysentery
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For hoarseness and cough
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Infusion or decoction of Horehound and honey
1 oz of the herb to a pint of H20 add honey as desired |
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expectorants are
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herbs which aid to decrease and expel excessive accumulations of mucous in common cold, cough, throat and bronchi irritations
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some expectorants are
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Wild Cherry bark
Solomon Seal Pleurisy root Nettle leaves White Pine bark Comfrey root Balm of Gilead buds Pine buds |
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example of mix
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1/2 oz Wild Cherry bark
1/2 oz Comfrey root 1/2 oz Balm of Gilead buds 1/2 oz Licorice root 1/2 oz Mullein leaves 1/2 oz Angelica root |
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which article is useful in consumption of the bowels
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Irish moss- perfectly safe, no restriction for its use
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Slippery Elm is used in?
Mullein ? |
Slippery Elm (Ulmus fulva) used in inflammatory conditions of the stomach, lungs, intestines and urinary organs
food for infants poultices for boils, abscesses, etc Mullein -pulmonary disease, diarrhoea, glandular swelling, chronic abscesses, cellular and synovial dropsy |
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describe method of preparing Slippery Elm as a pack in vaginal troubles
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Make a bolus of powdered Slippery Elm with distilled H20, knead till stiff (and 3 in long) cut in 1 inch peaces, dip in hot water, insert in vagina all 3 sticks, leave for 2 days then syringe with warm water and repeat every second day
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Marshmallow
Wild Cherry Bark yarrow Pleurisy root Golden Seal |
Althaea officinalis
Prunus serotina Achillea millefolium Asclepias tuberosa Hydrastis canadensis |
