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Show INDIAN PINK. 103 doses of ten or fifteen grains, while others give it in drachm doses, alleging that the nervous affections it sometimes produces more readily happen from small doses, as the large ones often purge or puke: some prefer the form of infusion. An emetic is generaliy premised ; and its purgat’ve effect is assisted by some suitable additions. Infused in wine, it has been founduseful in intermittents. Dr. Barton recommends it in the insidious remitting fever of children, which often lays the foundation for hydrocephalus. In the year 1754, a letter from Dr. Lining, physician at Charles-town, North Carolina, was published in the first volume of the Edinburgh Physical and Literary Essays, in which he mentions that this root is a most excellent remedy against worms; and says that it is given either in powder orin infusion in boiling water, but that the powder is the most efficacious; that the dose INDIAN PINK. SPIGELIA MARILANDICA. hid EET SUERTTT) eae Class V. Pentandria. Essent. Gen. Cuan. Order 1. Monogynia. Corolla funnel-shaped: Capsule twin, two-celled, many-seeded. Srec. Cuar. Stem square: Leaves opposite. ————EEE DESCRIPTION. Tus plant has a perennial fibrous root, whence rise single stems, beset with opposite oval-lanceolate entire leaves, and crowned with a spike of tubular nionopetalous red flowers, hay- ing five stamina and one pistil. Each flower is succeeded by two round united bivalvular capsules, containing several small seeds. milk, or given to childrenin the form of tea. Doctor Lining advises to add some rhubarb to it to keep the body open, andalso afew drops of some of the essential oil of rue, or sabin, or wormwood, to prevent vertiginous effect, or other alarming symptoms, although unattended with actual danger, and which some- times come onafter taking this medicine. He usually repeated the medicine morning and evening for several days, with the expulsion of worms; and suchcases as were mistaken for worms thereby were remarkablyrelieved ; and he conceives this remedy as very desirable, from its want’of taste, and certain efficacy and, upon the whole, one of the most harmless worm medicines, Where anyalarming symptom came on, which arose froma too large dose, as vertigo, pain of the forehead and eyes, or slight convulsions, these became relieved byalittle weak brandy and water, ora drop or two of some essential oil in some peppermint water, or a glass of wine. Dr. Garden, in the year 1771, published a further account of HISTORY. This plant is perennial, and grows wild in the southern parts of North America. MEDICAL VIRTUES. The root is celebrated as anthelmintic, particularly for hg expulsion of lumbrici from the alimentary canal, and it often affords relief where no worms are discharged. to a child of three years of age was twelve grains in powder, or ascruple in infusion, Asit has no taste, it may be mixed with Some orderit 0 this medicine, in the third volume of the same Essays, in which hesays, that, previous to its use, it is necessary to give a vomit, or @ purge of rhubarb and calomel, which renders its application safe, and removes all danger of convulsions of the eyes, &c. ; and that when these symptoms comeon , it is proper always to 5've 4 common purge to remove the disagreeing medicine lodged a the bowels. He recommends giving to children from eight |