astringent and soothing agent in diarrhea,
dysentery, coughs, lung affections, female weakness, leucorrhea, and
urinary diseases.

Externally, used for.--Bruises, ruptures, fresh wounds, sore breasts,
ulcers and swellings.

Part used.--Root.

Flowers (when).--May or June.

Prepared (how).--It is boiled in water or wine or it can be made into
syrup. For external use bruise the root and apply it to the diseased part.

Diseases, Dose, etc.--Dose of the syrup one to four ounces, two or three
times a day. For the diseases named it is best to take it in smaller doses
and oftener, say four teaspoonfuls every hour or two; children in
proportion.

CORN SILK. Zea Mays.

Internally, used for.--Diuretic, quieting to the urinary passages.
Congested kidney, dropsy from heart disease, chronic nephritis,
suppression of the urine, renal colic, haematuria, cystitis.

Prepared (how).--Make a tea and drink freely. Fluid extract can be bought.

Diseases., Dose, etc.--Dose: One to two teaspoonfuls of fluid extract
three or four times a day, or drink freely of tea for above diseases.

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CRANBERRY (High). Cramp Bark. Viburnum Opulus.

Internally, used for.--Cramps and spasms of all kinds, asthma, hysteria;
cramps in the legs, especially during pregnancy, or at labor.

Part used.--Bark.

Gather.--Early autumn.

Flowers (when).--In June.

Grows (where).--In Canada and northern United States, in low rich lands,
woods, borders of fields.

Prepared (how).--Use an ounce of the bark, powdered, to a quart of wine.

Diseases, Dose, etc.--Take half a wineglassful four times a day for
continued use. For hysteria attacks, asthma spasms, less should be used
and taken oftener for a few doses. The following combination is effective
for the spasmodic attacks, above named: Cramp bark two ounces, scull cap
and skunk cabbage one ounce each, cloves one-half ounce, capsicum two even
teaspoonfuls. Powder all, and bruise and add to them two quarts of good
native wine. Dose: one or two ounces two or three times a day; oftener and
smaller doses for hysteria, etc. It should be taken for two or three
months during pregnancy.

CRAWLEY. Dragon's Claw. Coral Teeth. Fever Root. Chicken Toes. Albany
Beechdrops. Corallorhiza Odontorhiza.

Internally, used for.--Sweating purposes in fevers and inflammatory
diseases, acute erysipelas, pleurisy, low stages of fevers, amenorrhea and
dysmenorrhea, in afterpains, and suppre