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Show ME <e-root grows in Virginia and Carolina; it smell, and a hot, pungent, bitterish taste ; if volatile aromatic (which Cartheusercalls This tincture, whi may be taken to or six hours ; the hole virtues of the root, antif: "a spoonful or more every five diaphoretic. uous), both gummous and resinous prin. fusion gets from an ounce about two drachms ituous about one drachm; and both of anda the taste of the root; thespirituous sy distillation with waterit yields its 10 essential ‘an be obtained, uninto c and diuretic the still. remedyagainst the m cordial aromatic, and acts asa is looked upon as an excellent alex- ; nd-has| ) a free perspiration in low in the decline of such fevers, when joinedto ae et ei, ae proves an excellent medicine, for it makes the re cordial and substance is from six sit easier on the stomach. The dosein hm, and it has been i en the length of < , {tis found that inter xed with serpentaria : into what is called the cc mpound tinc ry into an electuary with bark. four hours. pi yark, as well as The editor of this work has freq 7 employed the serpeni he low stages of sm ill-pox, and has often found it do stopping morti ation, joined with opiumand other remarkable instance of which occurred in thecase of . Cossart. From a bad fracture mortification cameon, and with delirium, that Mr. Astley per and Mr, Luxmore, eminent surgeons, declared all hopes have vanished, when Dr. J hornton ordered s¢ was given, two drach | in pow- der, and five drops of opium everythree hours, which calmed all } ; an es the outrageous symptoms, and stopt the mortilication, andzeef- abledd an operation to he | erformed, by which this gentleman’s AKE-ROoT. (Tinctura Serpentaria. L. D.) ‘irginian snake-root. sliced and bruised, three ounces; ——— proof spirit, two pints ain, ma syrup, as much as is suffic Made into a bolus, to be taken every four hours: R. 2. Take of snake-root, bruised, —— contrayerva, equal parts — boiling water Macerate for two hours, and str: Tincture ofst yrup of ginge -ror - drachms 3, - ounces 12: then add, ounces 2 For a mixture, of whi ehours. In when sores threaten low stages of fever, confluent small-pox, d the powers oflife appear |