Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure

by William Thomas Fernie

[625] INDEX.

AGE, Old, to Promote.
Agrimony, Hemp . . . 19
Apples . . . 27-31
Chamomile . . . 86
Chervil . . . 101
Cider . . . 81
Elder . . . 168
Fennel . . . 182
Fig . . . 196
Honey . . . 258
Lemon . . . 303
Mountain Ash . . . 350
Oat drink . . . 397
Orchis Salep . . . 405
Sage . . . 490
Sago . . . 155
Sea Holly (Eryngo) . . . 499
Sugar . . . 257

AGUE, and Intermittent Fever.
Agrimony, Hemp . . . 19
Chestnut, Horse . . . 102
Cinquefoil, Creeping . . . 515
Cloves oil . . . 396
Feverfew . . . 193
Flag, Sweet . . . 202
Lemon . . . 302
Mercury, Dog's . . . 332
Nettle . . . 385
Parsley seed . . . 409
Parsnip, Wild . . . 414
Plantain, Ribwort . . . 435
Rush, sweet-scented . . . 480
Sage . . . 492
Skullcap, Greater . . . 517
Sunflower . . . 547-549
Verbena-vervain . . . 588
Woodsorrel . . . 611
Yarrow . . . 618

ALBUMINURIA, see URINE.

ANEURISM of Heart.
Club moss . . . 115

ANTISEPTIC and Germ Destroying.
Agrimony . . . 19
Angelica . . . 24
Camphor . . . 338
Carrot . . . 88
Centaury . . . 97
Cinnamon bark . . . 390
Clove . . . 395
Currant, Red, juice . . . 138
Elecampane . . . 173
Garlic . . . 215
Hop . . . 266
Juniper . . . 294
Mountain Ash jelly . . . 350
Mustard flour . . . 377
Onion tribe . . . 211
Orange . . . 403
Peppermint . . . 340
Rosemary . . . 473
Rue . . . 478
Sage . . . 490
Sorrel . . . 161
Tamarind . . . 551
Tansy . . . 554
Tar . . . 582
Thistle, Sow . . . 558
—Carline . . . 558
Thymol . . . 563
Tomato . . . 569
Wormwood . . . 355,612

[626] APPETITE, to Improve.
Asafetida (Garlic) . . . 220
Lettuce . . . 309
Orange . . . 403
Parsnip . . . 414
Samphire . . . 497
Sorrel . . . 161
Yarrow . . . 618

ASTHMA.
Anise . . . 26
Bee propolis . . . 260
Cabbage, Red . . . 75
Coltsfoot (to smoke) . . . 118
Elder . . . 166
Elecampane candy . . . 173
Garlic . . . 215
Horehound, white . . . 267
Hyssop . . . 278
Mace . . . 395
Mullein . . . 361
Mustard, Hedge . . . 382
Nettle . . . 387
Onion tincture . . . 212
Pine, yellow (pillow) . . . 577
Primrose, Evening (with diarrhoea) . . . 450
Rosemary, wild (gouty) . . . 475
Sow Thistle . . . 559
Speedwell . . . 528
Vernal grass (Hay) . . . 241

ATROPHY and Wasting.
Acorn (of children) . . . 16
Daisy (from youthful indiscretions) . . . 144
Dandelion . . . 151
Iceland Moss . . . 501
Truffle . . . 371
Vine (of young women) . . . 588

BACK, Injury to Spine.
Saint John's Wort . . . 289

BILIOUS Disorders, and Jaundice.
Agrimony . . . 18
Apple (sluggish liver) . . . 27
Asparagus . . . 37
Barberry . . . 42
Carrot . . . 89
Celandine, Greater . . . 99, 603
Chickweed . . . 106
Cinquefoil, Creeping . . . 516
Dandelion . . . 149
Egg . . . 150
Flag, blue (bilious sickness) . . . 199
Gooseberry, red . . . 225
Grape cure . . . 239, 588
Hemp Agrimony . . . 20
Hop . . . 264
Hyssop, Hedge . . . 280
Ivy cup (spleen congested) . . . 282
Knapweed . . . 296
Lemon juice . . . 301
Lime . . . 317
Marigold . . . 327
Mullein (with megrims) . . . 361
Orach . . . 229
Orange . . . 402
Parsnip, wild . . . 414
Radish tincture . . . 487
Samphire (spleen congested) . . . 498
Spindle . . . 531
Spleenwort fern . . . 190
Strawberry . . . 539
Succory (melancholy) . . . 541
Tamarind . . . 551
Thistle, Blessed . . . 558
—Milk . . . 557
Toadflax . . . 567
Tomato . . . 571
Water Pepper (with sore fundament) . . . 606
Woodruff . . . 609
Wormwood (with melancholy) . . . 612
Yew (severe) . . . 622

BLADDER, see Urine.

BLEEDING.
Acorn . . . 17
Agaric, Oak (amadou) . . . 370
[627] Bistort, great . . . 607
Bramble . . . 54
Burnet Saxifrage . . . 431
Cinnamon (from bowels) . . . 392
Comfrey . . . 120
Fern, Hart's tongue . . . 187
Goosegrass . . . 233
John's Wort, Saint . . . 288
Lavender, Sea (from kidney) . . . 300
Lemon . . . 303
Mistletoe (from womb) . . . 348
Moss, Iceland (from lungs) . . . 500
Nettle, White . . . 386
Periwinkle, Lesser . . . 428
Plantain, Water . . . 436
Puff-ball . . . 366
Quince . . . 454
Saffron (from nose) . . . 489
Sanicle . . . 509
Shepherd's Purse . . . 514
Sloe . . . 518
Strawberry (root and leaf) . . . 537
Tormentil . . . 573
Turpentine (from lungs, or kidneys) . . . 577
Yarrow (from nose) . . . 618

BLOODLESSNESS.
Marigold, Marsh . . . 330

BOILS.
Daisy . . . 144
Dock . . . 159
Fig . . . 196
Groundsel . . . 245
Honey . . . 259
Parsley, Stone . . . 413
Radish (carbuncle) . . . 457

BOWELS and Stomach.
CATARRH—
Grape . . . 239
Quince seed . . . 452

BRAIN.
TO STRENGTHEN—
Apple . . . 27
Balm . . . 41
Cress . . . 127
Oat . . . 154
Rosemary . . . 470
Sage . . . 491

CONGESTION OF—
Darnel (active) . . . 243
Lettuce, wild . . . 311
Saffron . . . 488

ANGRY EXCITABILITY—
Cat Mint . . . 345

BREAST.
CANCER OF—
Goosegrass . . . 233
Marjoram . . . 332
Parsley . . . 411

SWOLLEN WITH MILK—
Parsley leaves . . . 409
Yarrow (sore nipples) . . . 618

BRONCHITIS.
RECENT CATARRH—
Daffodil (children) . . . 143
Eyebright . . . 176
Fig . . . 197
Flax, Linseed . . . 263
Yarrow . . . 617

CHRONIC—
Angelica . . . 24
Anise (of children) . . . 25
Coltsfoot . . . 119
Elecampane . . . 174
Garlic . . . 215
Ginger . . . 392
Horehound, white . . . 267
Hyssop . . . 278
Ivy, Ground . . . 284
Mace . . . 395
Moon Daisy . . . 147
Mustard, white . . . 381
Onion . . . 210
Radish . . . 456
Rue compress . . . 477
[628] Sow Thistle (wheezy) . . . 559
Sundew . . . 544
Tar . . . 581
Turpentine . . . 577
Yew . . . 622

BRUISES.
Agrimony . . . 19
Bryony, white (black eye) . . . 66
Caraway poultice . . . 83
Chervil . . . 101
Comfrey . . . 120
Daisy . . . 145
Elder, Dwarf . . . 172
Fern, Royal . . . 186
Hyssop (black eye) . . . 279
Mullein oil . . . 362
Pea . . . 416
Shepherd's Purse . . . 513
Solomon's Seal (broken bones) . . . 525
Verjuice . . . 238
Vinegar poultice . . . 240
Yarrow . . . 618

BUGS, to Expel.
Agaric . . . 369
Lavender . . . 297
Tansy . . . 553

BUNION.
Vinegar poultice . . . 240

BURRS and SCALDS.
Bilberry . . . 53
Blackberry . . . 54
Brooklime . . . 431
Dock, Wayside . . . 158
Elder . . . 168
Fern, Hart's tongue . . . 187
House Leek . . . 275
Lettuce leaf . . . 311
Lime, sweet . . . 317
Linseed Flax . . . 203
Marigold . . . 329
Marsh Mallow . . . 324
Nettle . . . 385
Potato, raw . . . 445

CANCER.
Belladonna (external) . . . 389
Clover, red . . . 110
Comfrey root . . . 595
Crowfoot, Ranunculus . . . 73
Egg shells . . . 150, 458
Goosegrass . . . 232
Hemlock juice (external) . . . 251
Hoglouse . . . 565
Lemon juice (of tongue) . . . 301
Livelong Sedum . . . 276
Marjoram (of breast) . . . 332
Marigold . . . 328
Opium . . . 440
Parsley leaves (tumours) . . . 411
Ragwort . . . 458
Shepherd's Purse . . . 513
Stitchwort . . . 536
Stone crop . . . 277
Thistle, Milk . . . 557
Tomato (for, or against) . . . 570
Turpentine Chian (of womb) . . . 579
Wartwort (Celandine, greater) . . . 603
Water Fennel . . . 604
Water Hemlock . . . 251

CARBUNCLE.
Radish juice . . . 457
Savin . . . 494

CHAPPED HANDS.
Fern, Polypody . . . 190
Groundsel . . . 245
Juniper gum . . . 294
Leek . . . 220
Spearmint . . . 342

CHICKEN POCK.
Nettle . . . 885

CHILBLAINS.
Agaric, Fly mushroom . . . 870
Bryony, black . . . 68
Butcher's Broom . . . 65
Capsicum friction . . . 80
[629] Leek . . . 220
Onion (to unbroken) . . . 211
Potato (frost bite) . . . 445
Rosemary, wild . . . 474

CHOLERA.
Camphor . . . 338
Elecampane . . . 174
Water pepper . . . 607

COLD and CATARRH.
FOR FRESH COLD—
Anemone, Wood . . . 21
Balm tea . . . 41
Barley water . . . 48
Borage . . . 61
Camphor . . . 337
Herb Bennet . . . 48
Ivy, ground . . . 285
Lime, sweet tea . . . 317
Linseed Flax . . . 203
Yarrow . . . 617

FOR CONTINUED CATARRH—
Anise (of infants) . . . 25
Borage (feverish) . . . 61
Dog's Mercury . . . 333
Elder . . . 167
Eyebright . . . 176
Fig pulp . . . 197
Hemp Agrimony . . . 20
Honey . . . 260
Lemon . . . 303
Maiden-hair fern . . . 189
Mustard (apply) . . . 377
Onion (tincture and broth) . . . 212
Pellitory, Spanish (of head) . . . 425
Peppermint spray . . . 339
Poppy, red (pleurisy) . . . 438
Quince . . . 452
Saint John's Wort . . . 288
Soapwort (inflamed lungs) . . . 523
Thistle, Milk . . . 557
Turnip (with hoarseness) . . . 575
Viper's Bugloss . . . 595

COLIC of Bowels.
Chamomile . . . 85
Fennel (of infants) . . . 181
Ground Ivy (lead colic) . . . 286
Marjoram . . . 332
Peppermint . . . 339
Poppy (foment) . . . 439
Rice . . . 462
Silver-weed . . . 515
Tormentil . . . 573
Turpentine . . . 579
Walnut (inner skin) . . . 599

CONSTIPATION of Bowels.
Apple . . . 28
Barberry . . . 42
Brooklime . . . 431
Bryony, white . . . 66
Buckthorn (black alder) . . . 70
Bugloss . . . 594
Clove . . . 396
Dill seed . . . 157
Dock, Herb Patience . . . 159
—Water, great . . . 164
Dodder . . . 112
Dwarf, Elder . . . 171
Elder . . . 167
Fig . . . 197
Flag, Stinking . . . 201
Flax seed . . . 203
Flax, Purging . . . 204
Gingerbread . . . 393
Grape . . . 237
Groundsel . . . 244
Honey . . . 262
Horse Chestnut . . . 102
Hyssop, Hedge . . . 280
Ivy, Gum . . . 282
Lettuce, Wild . . . 308
Liquorice . . . 319
Maidenhair fern . . . 188
Mallow . . . 323
Marigold . . . 328
Mulberry . . . 357
Mustard, white seeds . . . 381
Oatmeal . . . 398
Peach flowers . . . 418
[630] Periwinkle, greater (children) . . . 427
Perry . . . 422
Plantain . . . 436
Plum, electuary . . . 521
Polypody fern . . . 190
Prune . . . 521
Psyllium seeds . . . 430
Sea Cabbage . . . 76
Sea Holly . . . 500
Sloe (gently laxative) . . . 519
Sowbread . . . 451
Spinach (for aged) . . . 530
Spindle . . . 532
Spurge, Wood . . . 533
Strawberry . . . 538
Succory (children) . . . 541
Tamarind . . . 551
Thistle, Carline . . . 558
Toadflax . . . 566
Tomato sauce . . . 569
Turpentine (with colic) . . . 579
Valerian (chronic) . . . 584
Violet, Dog . . . 594
Violet, Sweet . . . 591
Walnut, green . . . 601

CONSUMPTION of Lungs.
Acorn, oak bark . . . 17
Agaric, Fly (night sweats) . . . 370
Balm . . . 41
Carraigeen Moss . . . 500
Carrot (children) . . . 89
Cow . . . 126
Cresses . . . 131
Dandelion . . . 151
Date . . . 152
Elecampane . . . 175
Grape cure . . . 239, 588
Ground Ivy . . . 286
Horehound . . . 268
Iceland Moss . . . 500
Marigold, Corn (night sweats) . . . 326
Mugwort . . . 354
Mullein milk . . . 359
Nettle . . . 385
Ox eye Daisy . . . 147
Peppermint oil (inhale) . . . 341
Pimpernel . . . 429
Plantain, Greater (blood spitting) . . . 434
Poppy, Sea . . . 441
Rice . . . 463
Rose, French crimson . . . 465
Saffron . . . 488
Snails . . . 118, 409
Speedwell . . . 528
Strawberry . . . 538
Succory . . . 541
Sundew (of wind pipe) . . . 544
Terebene . . . 578
Thyme . . . 564
Vine . . . 588
Violet sugar . . . 591
Watercress . . . 131

CONVULSIONS.
Chickweed (of children) . . . 106
Henbane necklace . . . 253
Mistletoe . . . 345
Mugwort (children) . . . 354
Orange . . . 401
Parsley, Fool's . . . 413

CORDIAL.
Allspice . . . 396
Asafetida . . . 219
Balm . . . 39
Blackberry . . . 55
Borage . . . 60, 595
Burnet Saxifrage . . . 431
Calamint . . . 344
Caraway . . . 82
Cat-thyme . . . 565
Chervil . . . 101
Cinnamon . . . 390
Citron (restorative) . . . 301
Coriander . . . 123
Cumin . . . 135
Elecampane . . . 173
Fennel . . . 179
Flag, Sweet . . . 201
Grapes . . . 238
[631] Horse Radish . . . 270
Hyssop . . . 278
Juniper berries . . . 291
Lavender . . . 296
Lime . . . 317
Lupine . . . 306
Marigold broth . . . 327
Marjoram . . . 331
Mead (honey) . . . 259
Mint, Garden . . . 334
Mustard . . . 380
Nutmeg . . . 393
Pansy . . . 589
Parsnip . . . 414
Peach . . . 419
Pear, perry . . . 422
Pennyroyal . . . 335
Peppermint . . . 339
Pink . . . 433
Primrose, Evening . . . 450
Quince . . . 453
Rosemary . . . 470
Saffron (noble) . . . 486
Sage (for indigestion) . . . 490
Sloe . . . 519
Spearmint . . . 343
Strawberry . . . 538
Tansy . . . 553
Tarragon . . . 555
Thistle, Carline . . . 558
Thyme, Wild . . . 562
Verbena . . . 587
Viper's Bugloss . . . 595
Wallflower . . . 596
Woodruff . . . 609
Woodsorrel . . . 612

CORNS.
Celandine, greater . . . 94
House leek . . . 275
Ivy leaf . . . 282
Potato, boiled . . . 445
Radish juice . . . 456

COUGH.
Bean . . . 416
Bryony, white (bronchial) . . . 67
Cabbage . . . 75
Chamomile (nervous) . . . 85
Cherry, Wild . . . 99
Coltsfoot . . . 117
Dock, yellow curled (bronchial) . . . 163
Elder (croupy) . . . 166
Elecampane . . . 174
Fennel (chronic) . . . 181
Fern, Maidenhair . . . 189
Fig . . . 197
Hedge mustard . . . 381
Hemlock vapour . . . 250
Honey . . . 259
Horehound, Water . . . 269
Horehound, White . . . 267
Lime, Sweet (hard cough) . . . 317
Linseed Flax . . . 203
Liquorice (if hoarse) . . . 319
Marsh Mallow . . . 323
Moon Daisy . . . 147
Mullein (smoke) . . . 361
Mustard, Hedge . . . 382
Nutmeg (chronic) . . . 395
Parietary (old cough) . . . 424
Pear . . . 423
Peppermint . . . 341
Radish (chronic and bilious) . . . 457
Rosemary, wild . . . 474
Speedwell . . . 528
Sundew . . . 544
Turnip syrup . . . 575
Turpentine (bronchial) . . . 578
Violet (spasmodic) . . . 593
Wall Rue (bronchial) . . . 191
Wart-wort (spasmodic) . . . 603

CRAMP.
Cork . . . 426
Mullein root . . . 361
Periwinkle, lesser (legs) . . . 426
Silverweed (belly) . . . 515
Yarrow . . . 619

CROUP.
Elder . . . 166

[632] DEAFNESS, see EAR.

DEBILITY, General.
Chestnut, sweet . . . 105
Fig . . . 196
Hop . . . 264
Lentil . . . 305
Lily of the Valley (nervous) . . . 315
Lupine . . . 306
Mushroom, French . . . 374
Nettle-urtication . . . 384
Orange, bitter . . . 403
Potato, sweet . . . 442
Sage . . . 491
Salep . . . 405
Sea Holly . . . 499
Spinach . . . 530
Truffles (children) . . . 371

DELIRIUM TREMENS.
Capsicum . . . 79
Chamomile . . . 87

DIABETES.
Apple bark . . . 29
Asparagus . . . 36
Fern, Hart's-tongue . . . 188
Iceland Moss . . . 501
Knapweed . . . 296
Stitchwort, greater . . . 536

DIARRHOEA.
ACTIVE LOOSENESS—
Barberry (bilious) . . . 42
Camphor (choleraic) . . . 338
Cinnamon . . . 391
Fool's Parsley . . . 413
Radish . . . 457
Spurge, Wood . . . 534

CHRONIC LOOSENESS—
Fruit, fresh . . . 455
Hart's-tongue Fern . . . 187
House Leek . . . 276
Orchis (Salep) . . . 407
Periwinkle, lesser . . . 428
Quince . . . 453
Sloe . . . 519
Strawberry . . . 540
Water Lily, yellow (for morning looseness) . . . 605

SIMPLE LOOSENESS—
Agrimony . . . 19
Bilberry . . . 52
Bistort, great . . . 607
Blackberry . . . 54
Chamomile (children) . . . 85
Cinquefoil . . . 515
Flag, Sweet . . . 200
Flag, Yellow . . . 202
Flax Purging . . . 204
Ginger . . . 392
Lime Blossom . . . 317
Mace . . . 395
Marsh Mallow . . . 323
Mountain Ash . . . 351
Nutmeg . . . 394
Peppermint . . . 339
Pulsatilla (catarrhal) . . . 21
Rice . . . 462
Service tree . . . 352
Silverweed . . . 515
Tormentil . . . 573

DIPHTHERIA.
Betony, Stone-crop . . . 276
Peppermint oil . . . 342
Tar . . . 580
Turpentine . . . 580

DISINFECTANTS, see ANTI-SEPTICS.

DIZZINESS, see GIDDINESS.

DRINK, Alcoholic.
EFFECTS TO DISPEL—
Acorn spirit . . . 16
Angelica . . . 24
Cabbage . . . 77
Capsicum . . . 79
Chamomile . . . 87
Darnel . . . 243
Ivy . . . 283
Sorrel . . . 161
Strawberry . . . 539
Watercress . . . 133
Wormwood . . . 613

[633] DROPSY.
Artichoke, Globe . . . 549
Asparagus (heart) . . . 36
Bee sting . . . 261
Blackberry . . . 55
Broom (heart) . . . 62
Butcher's broom . . . 65
Cabbage . . . 77
Christmas Rose . . . 108
Currant, Black, leaves . . . 140
Fennel . . . 181
Hyssop, hedge . . . 279
Juniper berries (kidney) . . . 292
Lily of the Valley (heart) . . . 315
Onion . . . 210
Pellitory of Wall (heart) . . . 424
Plantain, Water . . . 436
Rosemary (heart) . . . 472
Shepherd's Purse (kidney) . . . 512
Toadflax . . . 566

DROWSINESS.
Nutmeg . . . 894

DYSENTERY.
Bilberry . . . 52
Daffodil . . . 143
Fruit, fresh . . . 455
Hart's-tongue Fern . . . 187
House Leek . . . 275
Hyssop, Hedge . . . 280
Iceland Moss . . . 501
Marsh Mallow . . . 323
Mustard, Hedge . . . 382
Quince . . . 454
Rice . . . 463
Sanicle . . . 509
Service Tree . . . 352
Strawberry, wild . . . 537
Violet, sweet (infants) . . . 591

EARS.
EAR-ACHE, OR DEAFNESS—
Cabbage . . . 75
Capsicum . . . 80
Caraway poultice . . . 82
Cat's tail . . . 482
Chamomile . . . 86
Christmas Rose . . . 108
Fennel . . . 182
Feverfew (with headache) . . . 194
Garlic . . . 216
Ground Ivy . . . 286
Marigold . . . 328
Mullein (with eczema, or abscess) . . . 362
Onion poultice . . . 211
Plaintain, greater . . . 434
Pulsatilla (catarrhal) . . . 21
Spurge, Wood . . . 534
Yew tincture (giddiness from ear) . . . 622

ECZEMA, see SKIN.

EPILEPSY, Falling Sickness.
Bryony, white . . . 66
Carrot flower . . . 88
Clover, sweet . . . 113
Club Moss . . . 116
Cuckoo flower . . . 134
Daffodil . . . 143
Elder flower . . . 171
Fool's Parsley . . . 412
Goose Grass . . . 234
Juniper berries . . . 293
Lime, sweet . . . 317
Marsh Marigold . . . 331
Mistletoe . . . 346
Mugwort coals . . . 354
Mullein . . . 360
Orange flower . . . 401
Parsley . . . 408, 412
—Fool's . . . 412
Pimpernel . . . 429
Pink . . . 433
Rose, red . . . 466
Rue . . . 476
Skullcap, greater . . . 517
Sea Holly . . . 499
Sea water (gold) . . . 508
Thyme, wild . . . 562
Turpentine . . . 579
Valerian . . . 584
[634] Violet, sweet . . . 593
Wormwood . . . 614
Yarrow . . . 617
Yew . . . 622

ERYSIPELAS.
Bee sting . . . 260
House Leek . . . 275
Primula . . . 449
Strawberry, wild . . . 537

EYES.
FOR WEAK OR INFLAMED—
Apple poultice . . . 28
Cabbage (scrofulous) . . . 78
Capsicum . . . 80
Clary . . . 492
Eyebright . . . 177
Fennel . . . 180
Fool's Parsley (scrofulous) . . . 412
House Leek . . . 275
Ivy . . . 282
Marsh Mallow . . . 324
Parsley . . . 409
Rose water . . . 466
Saint John's Wort . . . 288
Saliva . . . 178
Sloe . . . 519
Snail poultice . . . 411
Strawberry . . . 539
Succory (amaurosis) . . . 541
Turpentine (rheumatic) . . . 577
Valerian . . . 585
Verbena . . . 587

TO STRENGTHEN VISION—
Asafetida . . . 219
Blackthorn . . . 519
Bogbean (amaurosis) . . . 59
Caraway . . . 83
Darnel . . . 243
Fennel (for cataract) . . . 180
Fumitory . . . 208
Parsley . . . 409
Puffball . . . 368
Rice . . . 477
Saffron . . . 488
Stitchwort . . . 536
Thyme, wild . . . 563
Vine sap . . . 238

TO REDUCE A BLACK EYE—
Bryony, white . . . 66
Hyssop . . . 273

TO REMOVE SPECKS—
Celandine, greater . . . 94
Meadow sage . . . 492

SIGHT IMPAIRED BY THE USE OF—
Chicory . . . 542
Parsley . . . 409
Rice (in excess) . . . 477
Stye in eye (gold ring) . . . 515

FAINTING, For.
Dodder . . . 112
Nutmeg . . . 394
Rosewater, sprinkle . . . 467

FAT, to Reduce.
Bladderwrack . . . 504
Fennel seed . . . 181
Goose Grass . . . 233

FATIGUE, to Lessen.
Grapes . . . 239
Honey . . . 257
Hop . . . 264
Sorrel soup . . . 160

FERTILITY, to Promote.
Leek . . . 220
Potato . . . 446

FEVER, to Allay.
Apple tea . . . 30
Barley water . . . 45
Currant, Red, juice . . . 138
Fumitory (malarious) . . . 208
Grapes . . . 236
Lemon (intermittent) . . . 302
Lettuce, garden 310
[635] Marigold (low fever) . . . 328
Quince . . . 454
Raspberry vinegar . . . 460
Rice . . . 463
Rose, French crimson . . . 464
Soapwort (low fever) . . . 523
Sorrel, Wood . . . 162-611
Strawberry (putrid) . . . 540
Tamarind . . . 551
Vernal Grass (hay fever) . . . 241

FLATULENCE.
Angelica . . . 23
Aniseed . . . 25
Burnet Saxifrage . . . 430
Capsicum . . . 81
Caraway . . . 82
Cinnamon . . . 391
Clove . . . 396
Club Moss . . . 114
Coriander . . . 123
Cumin . . . 136
Dill (Infants) . . . 156
Fennel seed . . . 181
Flag, Sweet . . . 201
Ginger . . . 392
Juniper berries . . . 293
Lavender . . . 297
Nutmeg . . . 393
Orange, Seville . . . 403
Peppermint . . . 339
Pink . . . 438
Rice (to avoid) . . . 462
Rue . . . 475
Spearmint . . . 343
Tansy . . . 553
Thyme, wild . . . 562
Turnips (to avoid) . . . 575
Valerian . . . 585
Wormwood . . . 613
Yarrow . . . 617

FLEAS, and other Insects, to destroy.
Lavender oil . . . 296
Pennyroyal . . . 334
Walnut . . . 600
Water-lily, yellow . . . 605
Water Pepper . . . 606
Wormwood . . . 355

FLIES, to destroy, or prevent.
Chamomile . . . 85
Elder . . . 165
Feverfew . . . 193
Horehound . . . 268
Toadflax . . . 566

FRECKLES, to Remove.
Anise . . . 26
Cowslip . . . 125
Fumitory . . . 208
Savin . . . 494
Silverweed . . . 515
Solomon's Seal . . . 525
Speedwell . . . 529
Strawberry . . . 540

FROST-BITES, for
Potato flour . . . 445

FRUITS which do not turn Acid in Stomach.
Apple . . . 29
Mulberry . . . 358
Quince . . . 454
Raspberry . . . 460
Strawberry . . . 538

FUNDAMENT, SORE, and see PILES.
Fig . . . 197
Figwort water . . . 198
Hemlock, apply . . . 249
Nettle, (for itching of) . . . 385
Thyme, Cat . . . 565
Water Pepper . . . 606

GIDDINESS.
Chestnut, Horse . . . 103
Cowslip . . . 125
Lily of the Valley . . . 314
Mistletoe (epileptiform) . . . 349
Nutmeg . . . 393
[636] Parsley . . . 408
Rue . . . 476
Spearmint . . . 343
Tansy . . . 553
Thistle, Blessed . . . 558
Yew, (connected with ear) . . . 622

GLANDS, Scrofulous, Enlarged to Reduce.
Bladderwrack (goitre) . . . 503
Burdock . . . 163
Clover, sweet . . . 113
Cresses . . . 130
Cumin, plaster . . . 136
Dock, yellow curled . . . 163
Dodder . . . 112
Dulse . . . 501
Fennel . . . 182
Foxglove ointment . . . 206
Garlic . . . 215
Goosegrass . . . 232
Hemlock . . . 251
House Leek . . . 275
Linseed oil . . . 203
Marjoram (of breast) . . . 332
Mugwort . . . 356
Parsley (and snails) . . . 409
Peach (goitre) . . . 419
Rose Rock . . . 470
Sea Tang . . . 502
Sea Weeds . . . 497
Valerian . . . 584
Walnut . . . 601
Watercress . . . 131
Water Figwort (of neck) . . . 198

GOLD.
In sea water . . . 507

GOUT.
Apple . . . 28
Asparagus . . . 36
Blackberry . . . 55
Carrot (with gravel) . . . 88
Currant, black . . . 139
Daisy . . . 144
Ginger . . . 392
Goutweed . . . 236
Grape cure . . . 239
Hemlock, apply . . . 249
Horehound, Black . . . 269
Hungary water . . . 472
Lily of the Valley . . . 316
Meadow Saffron . . . 484
Mugwort . . . 354
Mullein . . . 360
Nettle . . . 385
Nutmeg . . . 394
Pear, wild . . . 423
Rosemary, wild (with eczema) . . . 474
Speedwell . . . 529
Strawberry . . . 538
Succory . . . 541
Tansy . . . 552

FRUIT PROPER FOR GOUTY PERSONS—
Apple . . . 29
Mulberry . . . 358
Quince . . . 454
Raspberry . . . 460
Strawberry . . . 538

FRUITS IMPROPER FOR THE GOUTY—
Grapes, sweet . . . 236
Rhubarb, garden . . . 160
Sorrel . . . 160
Tomato, uncooked . . . 569
Wood Sorrel . . . 160, 611

GRAPE CURE.
Grape cure . . . 239

GRAVEL, see URINE.

GUM BOIL.
Fig, split . . . 196

HAIR.
TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF—
Artichoke, Jerusalem . . . 549
Daffodil . . . 143
[637] Honey water . . . 260
Lavender oil . . . 297
Lemon juice (to remove dandriff) . . . 304
Maidenhair Fern . . . 188
Mullein . . . 361
Mustard oil . . . 376
Rosemary spirit . . . 472
Saint John's Wort . . . 289
Savin . . . 494
Southernwood . . . 527
Spindle (remove scurf) . . . 531
Verbena . . . 587
Wall Rue . . . 191
Water Lily, yellow . . . 605
Wormwood . . . 356, 614

TO DYE DARK—
Bramble . . . 56
Elder juice . . . 168
Oranges, green . . . 403
Walnut juice . . . 599

TO REMOVE SUPERFLUOUS HAIR—
Fern Oak . . . 190
Fumitory . . . 207
Spurge, Wood . . . 533

FOR FIXING THE HAIR—
Quince Bandoline . . . 452

HEADACHE.
FROM ACTIVE FULNESS, WITH HOT SKIN, AND FLUSHED FACE—
Basil . . . 46
Elder . . . 188
Mustard paper . . . 378
Parsley . . . 408
Tansy . . . 553

PASSIVE FULNESS OF HEAD, WITH GENERAL COLDNESS AND PALLOR—
Betony . . . 49
Buttercup . . . 73
Clover, sweet . . . 112
Cowslip . . . 125
Elecampane (costive) . . . 175
Flag, yellow . . . 200
Ginger . . . 392
Groundsel . . . 245
Lettuce, Wild (dull and striped) . . . 311
Mustard . . . 377
Primrose . . . 448
Puffball powder . . . 367
Tansy . . . 553
Yarrow (for making nose bleed) . . . 616

NERVOUS HEADACHE AND HYSTERICAL—
Asafetida . . . 218
Balm . . . 41
Basil . . . 46
Betony . . . 48
Camphor . . . 337
Celery . . . 96
Clover, sweet . . . 113
Flag, blue (bilious) . . . 199
Garlic . . . 218
Ground Ivy (inveterate) . . . 285
Ivy leaves (after hard drinking) . . . 283
Lavender . . . 299
Lily of the Valley . . . 315
Lime, sweet . . . 317
Marjoram . . . 331
Mullein (in the bilious) . . . 361
Pennyroyal . . . 335
Peppermint . . . 339
Primrose . . . 448
Rosemary . . . 473
Rue (giddiness) . . . 476
Saffron . . . 489
Thyme, wild . . . 562
Valerian . . . 585
Verbena (inveterate) . . . 587
Violet, sweet . . . 593
Wallflower . . . 597
Water Hemlock . . . 251

HEART.
TO STRENGTHEN A WEAK HEART—
Fly, Agaric Mushroom . . . 370
Lily of the Valley . . . 814
[638] Mistletoe . . . 348
Saffron . . . 486
Sea water, gold in . . . 508
Soapwort (in fever) . . . 523

FOR IRRITABLE HEART, WITH NERVOUS PALPITATIONS—
Asparagus . . . 36
Cherry, wild . . . 99
Hart's-tongue Fern . . . 188
Hemlock plaster . . . 249
Lavender . . . 297
Lemon juice . . . 301
Lily of the Valley . . . 314
Nettle, Stinging . . . 384

HEARTBURN, see INDIGESTION.

HICCOUGH.
Aniseed . . . 25
Dill . . . 156
Hart's-tongue Fern . . . 188
Mustard . . . 378
Skullcap, lesser . . . 517
Spearmint . . . 343

HYDROPHOBIA.
Club Moss . . . 116
Cress, garden . . . 128
Figwort . . . 51
Horehound, black . . . 268
Pimpernel . . . 429
Plantain, Water . . . 436
Rose, Dog root . . . 465
Rush, flowering . . . 481
Thistle, Milk . . . 557
Yew . . . 622

HYSTERIA.
Allspice . . . 397
Caraway . . . 83
Cowslip . . . 124
Daffodil . . . 143
Feverfew . . . 193
Garlic . . . 215
Goosefoot, Stinking . . . 229
Horehound, Black . . . 269
Lavender . . . 297
Mistletoe (St. Vitus's dance) . . . 348
Mugwort . . . 353
Orange blossoms . . . 401
Pennyroyal . . . 335
Primrose . . . 448
Rosemary . . . 474
Rue . . . 476
Sage, meadow (colic) . . . 492
Southernwood . . . 527
Tansy . . . 553
Thyme, wild . . . 562
Turnip (injurious) . . . 575
Valerian . . . 584
Yarrow . . . 617

INDIGESTION.
Allspice (flatulent) . . . 397
Anemone Pulsatilla . . . 21
Capsicum . . . 81
Centaury (tonic) . . . 97
Cinnamon . . . 391
Clove . . . 396
Club Moss (water brash) . . . 114
Cumin . . . 136
Currant, Red (torpor) . . . 138
Feverfew . . . 193
Flag, sweet . . . 201
Ginger (gouty) . . . 392
Good King Henry . . . 228
Gooseberry (after rich food) . . . 224
Hop . . . 264
Horse Radish . . . 272
Lavender . . . 299
Lemon juice (heartburn) . . . 303
Lettuce . . . 308
Lupine . . . 306
Nutmeg (drowsy) . . . 394
Onion (if cold-blooded) . . . 210
Primrose, Evening . . . 450
Pyrethrum lozenges, (heartburn) . . . 426
Quince . . . 455
Raspberries . . . 461
Sage (after rich meats) . . . 490
[689] Sago . . . 155
Samphire . . . 498
Spearmint (infants after milk) . . . 343
Walnut (after fish, and for colic) . . . 600
Wood Sorrel (prevents) . . . 611
Wormwood . . . 613

INFLUENZA.
Agrimony, Hemp . . . 20
Capsicum . . . 80
Cinnamon . . . 392
Orange . . . 403
Rue oil . . . 476

INSANITY.
ACTIVE—
Rest Harrow . . . 321
St. John's Wort . . . 287

MELANCHOLY—
Borage . . . 61, 595
Chervil . . . 101
Elecampane . . . 173
Fool's Parsley (imbecility) . . . 413
Hop . . . 264
Horehound, Black . . . 269
Lavender . . . 299
Maidenhair Fern (idiocy) . . . 188
Mercury, Dog's . . . 332
Pimpernel . . . 429
Polypody Fern . . . 189
Radish (with cough) . . . 457
Rose, Christmas (Hellebore) . . . 107
Saffron . . . 486
Saint John's Wort . . . 287
Succory (bilious) . . . 541
Tar water . . . 583
Thistle, Melancholy . . . 560
Thistle, Milk . . . 556
Tutsan . . . 290
Wormwood (bilious) . . . 612

INVISIBILITY, Supposed to Confer.
Fern Seed . . . 184

ITCHING, and the Itch.
Anise . . . 26
Cat Thyme (fundament) . . . 565
Dock, Yellow Curled . . . 163
Henbane (of fundament) . . . 249
Lemon juice (of genitals) . . . 303
Nettle (of fundament) . . . 385
Puffball . . . 368
Rock Rose . . . 470
Speedwell . . . 528

JAUNDICE, see BILIOUS INDIGESTION.

JOINTS, Affections of, see SCROFULA.
Vinegar poultice . . . 240

KIDNEYS, see also URINE.
ACTIVE CONGESTION—
Marsh Mallow . . . 324
Turpentine . . . 577

PASSIVE CONJESTION TO REMOVE—
Asparagus . . . 36
Capsicum . . . 80
Dandelion . . . 151
Gooseberry (gravel) . . . 225
Honey and Bee Sting . . . 260
Parsley . . . 409
Peach flowers (and Colic) . . . 419

LEPROSY and LEPROUS ERUPTIONS, see SKIN.

LIFE, To Prolong, see AGE.

LIVER, Disorders of, see BILIOUS INDIGESTION.

LOCK JAW.
St. John's Wort . . . 289

LUMBAGO, see RHEUMATISM.

LUNGS, Diseases of, see COLDS and CONSUMPTION.

[640] MEASLES.
Marigold tea . . . 327
Pea . . . 416
Saffron tea . . . 486

MELANCHOLY, see INSANITY.

MEMORY, To Strengthen.
Eyebright . . . 177

MILK, BREAST.
TO PROMOTE FLOW—
Borage . . . 61
Caraway . . . 83
Dill . . . 157
Fennel seed . . . 179
Lettuce . . . 312
Periwinkle, lesser . . . 428
Rosemary . . . 472
Thistle, Milk . . . 557

TO STAY FLOW—
Hemlock . . . 249
Sage . . . 492

MILK CRUST of Children, see SKIN.

MONTHLY FLOW OF WOMEN.
TO PROMOTE—
Anemone Pulsatilla . . . 21
Angelica . . . 24
Balm . . . 41
Basil . . . 96
Burnet Saxifrage . . . 430
Calamint . . . 344
Christmas Rose . . . 107
Cumin . . . 136
Dill . . . 156
Elecampane . . . 174
Fennel . . . 181
Feverfew . . . 193
Goosefoot, Stinking . . . 229
Hyssop . . . 279
Ivy gum . . . 282
Marigold . . . 328
Mugwort . . . 353
Mullein . . . 360
Nettle (urtication) . . . 384
Parsley oil . . . 408
Pennyroyal . . . 336
Ragwort . . . 459
Rosemary . . . 474
Rue . . . 477
Rush, flowering . . . 481
Savin . . . 494
Saxifrage, Burnet . . . 430
Shepherd's Purse . . . 513
Soapwort . . . 524
Tansy . . . 553
Thyme, Wild . . . 561
Valerian (with hysteria) . . . 584
Wormwood . . . 356

TO ARREST WHEN EXCESSIVE—
Cinnamon bark . . . 391
Lemon juice . . . 303
Lentil . . . 305
Mistletoe . . . 348
Orange, Seville . . . 403
Periwinkle, greater . . . 427
Plantain, greater . . . 435
Saffron (with liquidity) . . . 488
Savin . . . 494
Shepherd's Purse . . . 512
Silverweed . . . 515
Yarrow . . . 618

TO EASE PAIN AT PERIODS—
Peppermint (colic) . . . 339
Savin . . . 494

MOTHS, to Drive Away.
Camphor . . . 338
Mugwort . . . 353
Sedum Livelong . . . 276
Southernwood . . . 527
Woodruff . . . 610
Wormwood . . . 613

MOUTH, SORE, see THRUSH.

MUSHROOMS.
Not to take Alcohol with . . . 375
To eat Pears after . . . 373, 423

[641] NERVES, to Strengthen.
Citron of Law . . . 304
Hedge Hyssop . . . 279
Oat . . . 397
Saffron . . . 488
Skullcap, greater . . . 517
Valerian . . . 585
Violet, sweet . . . 503

TO STIMULATE REFLEX NERVOUS ACTIVITY—
Cumin . . . 137

TO QUIET REFLEX NERVOUS IRRITABILITY—
Camphor . . . 338
Chamomile . . . 85
Clove . . . 395
Lime flowers . . . 318
Valerian . . . 347

NETTLE RASH, see SKIN.

NEURALGIA, to Relieve.
Allspice plaster . . . 397
Arum . . . 35
Buttercup (stitch) . . . 73
Celandine, greater (face right side) . . . 93
Chamomile (face and teeth) . . . 85
Coltsfoot (back and loins) . . . 120
Cuckoopint . . . 35
Feverfew . . . 194
Henbane poultice . . . 253
Horse Radish (face) . . . 271
Juniper berries . . . 292
Lemon, cut . . . 303
Pyrethrum (head and face) . . . 425
Pennyroyal . . . 336
Peppermint oil . . . 339
Sloe tincture (right eyeball) . . . 519
Wallflower oil (limbs) . . . 597
Yarn (tic douloureux) . . . 204

NIPPLES, Chapped, or Sore.
Carrot . . . 89
Comfrey . . . 121
Yarrow . . . 618

NOSE, Ulceration inside.
Elecampane . . . 174

PAIN, Local, for.
Buttercup (stitch) . . . 73
Chamomile fomentation . . . 86
Elecampane (in elbow) . . . 175
Hemlock, apply . . . 249
Henbane poultice . . . 253
Lavender . . . 291
Marsh Mallow . . . 324
Mistletoe (stitch) . . . 347
Mugwort . . . 355
Peach (colic from gravel) . . . 419
Poppy, White, fomentation . . . 439
Stitch Wort . . . 535
Wormwood . . . 355

PALPITATION, see HEART.

PARALYSIS.
Burnet Saxifrage (of tongue) . . . 430
Cowslip . . . 124
Daffodil (limbs) 141
Horse Radish, scraped . . . 271
Hungary water . . . 472
Lavender oil . . . 296
Mustard liniment . . . 378
Nettle, Stinging . . . 384
Nutmeg spirit (of limbs) . . . 394
Pellitory of Spain (tongue and lips) . . . 425
Primrose . . . 448
Rosemary spirit (limbs) . . . 471
Sage . . . 491
Tomato (of back) . . . 571
Valerian oil . . . 585
Wallflower oil . . . 597
Water Dropwort (voice) . . . 604

PERSPIRATION, to Promote.
Camphor . . . 338
Ivy . . . 282
Strawberry . . . 539
Turpentine . . . 577

[642] PILES.
Blackberry . . . 55
Brook lime . . . 431
Celandine, lesser . . . 91
Chestnut, Horse . . . 102
Elderberry . . . 169
Figwort . . . 51
Mountain Ash (lower bowel relaxed) . . . 351
Mullein . . . 362
Oak Bark (prolapse of bowel) . . . 18
Onion, raw (inflamed) . . . 214
Periwinkle, lesser . . . 428
Pimpernel, blue (descent of bowel) . . . 431
Plantain, Greater . . . 435
Silverweed . . . 515
Toadflax . . . 567
Water Betony . . . 50
Water Pepper (sore fundament) . . . 606
Yarrow . . . 618

PLEURITIC PAIN IN SIDE.
Bryony, White (with inflammation) . . . 66
Buttercup (neuralgic) . . . 72
Stitchwort . . . 535

POLYPUS of Nose.
Polypody Fern . . . 190
Sage, Wood . . . 498

POULTICES.
Carrot . . . 89
Flax-linseed . . . 203
Goosefoot . . . 229
Hemlock . . . 250
Marsh Mallow . . . 328
Mustard . . . 377
Turnip . . . 574
Vinegar . . . 240
Water Pepper . . . 606
Yeast (oat) . . . 398

PREGNANCY, and see WOMB.
Gooseberry, green (longings to abate) . . . 226
Quince (wise children to procreate) . . . 454
Turnip (injurious during) . . . 575

PSORIASIS, see SKIN.

QUINSY, see also SORE THROAT.
Currant, black . . . 139
Prunella . . . 509
Strawberry leaves . . . 537
Woodruff Squinancy . . . 609
Woodsorrel . . . 612
Wormwood . . . 613

RHEUMATISM and LUMBAGO.
Allspice Plaster . . . 397
Bee sting . . . 261
Bryony, White 66
Calamint (lumbago) . . . 344
Chickweed (bilious) . . . 106
Fern Royal (lumbago) . . . 87
Meadow Saffron (Colchicum) . . . 483
Nutmeg spirit . . . 394
Yarn, hank of . . . 204

CHRONIC RHEUMATISM—
Angelica . . . 24
Asparagus . . . 36
Bladderwrack, embrocation . . . 505
Bryony, White . . . 66
Buttercup . . . 72
Capsicum . . . 80
Celery . . . 95
Centaury (muscular) . . . 97
Cress, Garden . . . 129
Garlic . . . 217
Henbane liniment . . . 224
Hop . . . 265
Horse Radish . . . 271
Hyssop . . . 278
Ivy berries . . . 282
Juniper berries . . . 292
Lily of the Valley . . . 315
Marjoram . . . 332
Mugwort (moxa) . . . 354
[643] Mustard . . . 376-8
Nettle, Stinging . . . 383
Nutmeg spirit . . . 394
Pellitory (head and face) . . . 425
Peppermint . . . 340
Pimpernel . . . 430
Pine . . . 580
Polypody Fern . . . 189
Potato, raw . . . 444
Primrose . . . 448
Rue (periosteal) . . . 478
Savin (of womb) . . . 494
Sea Tang . . . 503
Spruce beer . . . 580
Tansy . . . 553
Turpentine liniment . . . 578
Violet, sweet (wrists) . . . 593
Wallflower . . . 597
Yarrow . . . 617

RICKETS, see SCROFULA.

RINGWORM, see SKIN.

RUPTURE of Children.
Wall Rue Fern . . . 191

SAINT VITUS'S DANCE (CHOREA).
Mistletoe berries . . . 348

SALIVATION, see MOUTH, SORE.

SCALDS, see BURNS.

SCALD HEAD, see SKIN.

SCARLET FEVER.
Belladonna (to prevent) . . . 389
Rock Rose (sore throat of) . . . 470

SCIATICA.
Bracken (to smoke legs) . . . 185
Elecampane . . . 174
Goutweed . . . 235
Horse Radish . . . 278
Nettle (urtication) . . . 884
Peppermint . . . 842
Ragwort . . . 458
Rue leaves, bruised . . . 478
Thyme, Wild . . . 568
Turpentine . . . 578
Tutsan . . . 290

SCROFULA, see also GLANDULAR SWELLINGS
Acorn . . . 10
Agrimony . . . 19
Bladderwrack in rum . . . 503
Brooklime . . . 431
Chickweed . . . 106
Clover, Red . . . 111
Coltsfoot . . . 118
Cresses . . . 130
Dock . . . 163
Dodder (tumours) . . . 112
Dulse . . . 501
Fern, Royal (rickets) . . . 187
Fig . . . 196
Figwort, water . . . 198
Garlic . . . 215
Goosegrass . . . 233
Hoglouse . . . 564
Lavender oil . . . 296
Marigold . . . 328
Mugwort (moxa to joint) . . . 384
Parsley . . . 411
Poor Man's Garlic . . . 223
Rock Rose (joints) . . . 469
Samphire . . . 497
Scurvy Grass. …496
Seapod Essence . . . 504
Sea Tang . . . 503
Sea Water in Bread . . . 503
Spurge plaster . . . 534
Stitchwort . . . 536
Thyme (for Hoglice) . . . 564
Verbena . . . 587
Walnut, Black . . . 601
Wall Rue Fern (Rickets) . . . 191
Watercress . . . 168

[644] SCURVY.
Bogbean . . . 59
Brooklime . . . 431
Cabbage, Red . . . 76
Chickweed . . . 106
Cresses . . . 130
Elder . . . 168
Goosegrass . . . 233
Horse Radish . . . 271
Lamb's Lettuce . . . 312
Laver . . . 506
Lemon juice . . . 301
Mum . . . 581
Mustard, White . . . 380
Nasturtium . . . 133
Orange . . . 408
Parsnip water . . . 415
Potato . . . 443
Raspberry liqueur . . . 460
Saucealone . . . 228
Scurvy Grass . . . 495
Sea Holy (Candy) . . . 498
Sea Spinach . . . 506
Sorrel . . . 161
Spruce beer . . . 580
Stone Crop. Sedum . . . 277
Watercress . . . 130
Woodsorrel . . . 611

SEXUAL DISORDERS.
FUNCTIONS, TO STRENGTHEN—
Artichoke, Globe . . . 548
Asafetida . . . 219
Bedstraw, Yellow . . . 234
Camphor . . . 337
Daisy (after excesses) . . . 144
Lily of the Valley . . . 315
Lords and Ladies . . . 84
Nettle (urtication) . . . 684
Orchis . . . 405
Periwinkle, greater . . . 427
Potato . . . 446
Potato, sweet . . . 442
Quince . . . 454
Rosemary (to renew energy) . . . 473
Ragwort . . . 458
Sea Holly (eryngo) . . . 499
Sea Water (gold) . . . 508
Southernwood . . . 526
Sowbread . . . 451
Sundew . . . 544
Sunflower . . . 547
Tarragon . . . 555
Tomato (to stimulate) . . . 568
Water Lily, Yellow . . . 605

EXCITEMENT, TO CONTROL—
Camphor, full doses . . . 337
Coriander . . . 123
Hemlock . . . 251
Hop . . . 264
Lettuce . . . 308
Parsley . . . 409
Rue . . . 476

LOSSES, AND DISCHARGES, TO STAY—
Artichoke, Globe . . . 548
Hop-lupulin . . . 264
Periwinkle, greater . . . 427
Water Pepper . . . 606
Yarrow . . . 618

SHINGLES, see SKIN.

SICKNESS, to Relieve.
Cinnamon . . . 392
Fool's Parsley (Infants) . . . 413
Marigold (chronic) . . . 328
Marjoram . . . 332
Pansy . . . 589
Peppermint . . . 339
Walnut, spirit (of pregnancy) . . . 600

TO INDUCE—
Mustard . . . 377
Violet . . . 591

SIGHT, see EYES.

SKIN, Affections of.
FOR GENERAL CURE OF WHEN UNHEALTHY—
Brooklime . . . 432
Docks . . . 160-164
Elder . . . 168
[645] Horehound, Black . . . 269
Lemon . . . 308
Mushroom, Edible (vesicular outbreak) . . . 375
Nettle . . . 385
Parsnip water . . . 415
Primula . . . 449
Quince . . . 452
Shepherd's Purse . . . 511
Tansy . . . 553
Thyme, Wild . . . 562
Toadflax . . . 566
Turnip juice . . . 575
Walnut, Black . . . 601
Water Dropwort (chronic) . . . 604

FOR ECZEMA—
Bilberry . . . 53
Clove . . . 395
Goosegrass . . . 234
Juniper Cade oil . . . 295
Mullein (of ear) . . . 362
Primula Biconica . . . 440
Puffball powder . . . 367
Rosemary, Wild (gouty) . . . 475
Rue . . . 477
Tar (if eruption dry) . . . 581
Thymol . . . 564
Violet (pustular) . . . 590
Walnut . . . 598

FOR LEPROUS ERUPTIONS, SCALY—
Fumitory . . . 208
Garlic . . . 217
Goosegrass . . . 234
Potato . . . 444
Soapwort (venereal) . . . 523
Speedwell . . . 528
Tar gravy and ointment . . . 581
Walnut oil . . . 598

FOR MILK CRUST OF CHILDREN—
Fumitory . . . 208
Periwinkle, lesser . . . 428
Violet, Pansy . . . 590

FOR NETTLE RASH—
Dandelion (bilious) . . . 149
Nettle, stinging . . . 385
Strawberry, wild . . . 537

FOR PIMPLES AND "ACNE"—
Horse Radish . . . 273
Puffball powder . . . 367

FOR BRAN-LIKE PSORIASlS—
Burdock . . . 162
Goosegrass . . . 234
Juniper Cade oil . . . 295

FOR RINGWORM—
Arum . . . 34
Horehound, Black . . . 269
Mullein . . . 362
Thymol . . . 564

FOR SCALD HEAD—
Blackberry . . . 54
Tar . . . 582
Violet, Pansy . . . 590

FOR SHINGLES—
Buttercup . . . 72
House Leek . . . 275
Rock Rose . . . 469

COSMETICS—
Beet juice . . . 507
Cowslip (freckles) . . . 125
Cumin (for pallor) . . . 136
Flag, Blue . . . 200
Fumitory . . . 207
Horse radish in milk . . . 271
Lemon juice (for hands) . . . 304
Pulse . . . 416
Savin . . . 494
Solomon's Seal . . . 525
Speedwell (freckles) . . . 528
Spinach water . . . 530
Thistle, Sow . . . 559
Toadflax . . . 566
Violet, Sweet . . . 591

TO RAISE A BLISTER—
Water Plantain . . . 436

[646] SLEEP
FOR SLEEPLESSNESS—
Anise . . . 26
Bean . . . 416
Bulrush . . . 481
Chamomile (nightmare) . . . 87
Clove . . . 396
Cowslip . . . 124
Dill (of infants) . . . 156
Fennel . . . 180
Henbane (foot bath) . . . 253
Hop (tea, and pillow) . . . 265
House leek (with head-ache) . . . 275
Lady's mantle . . . 511
Lemon squash . . . 304
Lettuce, Garden, gum (infants) . . . 307
Lettuce, Wild, gum . . . 307
Mushroom (in consumption) . . . 370
Mustard foot-bath . . . 378
Nutmeg . . . 394
Oat . . . 398
Onion . . . 211
Orange buds . . . 401
Orange flower water . . . 401
Poppy, white . . . 438
Primrose . . . 448
Rue (nightmare) . . . 478
Sea Tang essence . . . 502
Skullcap, lesser (exhausted brain) . . . 517
Water Figwort (nightmare) . . . 50

SORES, see also ULCERS.
Agrimony . . . 19
Amadou mushroom (bedsore) . . . 370
Carrot (fetid and indolent) . . . 89
Chickweed (on legs) . . . 107
Cleavers . . . 232
Clover, red . . . 111
Club Moss powder (raw sores) . . . 15
Fig . . . 206
Foxglove ointment . . . 206
Groundsel (sore legs) . . . 245
Hemlock (cancerous) . . . 252
House Leek . . . 275
Marigold . . . 328
Marsh Mallow . . . 328
Peppermint oil . . . 342
Plantain . . . 434
Puff ball powder (weeping sore) . . . 366
Resin ointment (Pine) . . . 578
Saint John's Wort (bedsore) . . . 289
Savin ointment (to keep sore open) . . . 494
Thymol . . . 564
Turnip poultice . . . 574
Viper's Bugloss . . . 594
Walnut, black, the leaves . . . 601
Yeast poultice (oat) . . . 398

SPASMS, see PAIN.

SPINE, Irritable or Weak.
Agaric, Fly (locomotor ataxy) . . . 369
Chamomile . . . 85
Eryngo (to strengthen) . . . 499
Garlic . . . 215
Rush, Soft . . . 479
Saint John's Wort oil (after injury) . . . 288
Turpentine . . . 579
Valerian . . . 585
Water Hemlock . . . .252

SPLEEN, see BILIOUS DISORDERS.

SPRAINS.
Agrimony . . . 19
Bladderwrack (old sprain) . . . 504
Lavender Spike . . . 296
Linseed oil . . . 203
Rosemary . . . 472
Sea weeds . . . 497
[647] Verjuice of apple, pear, and vine . . . 29, 288
Vinegar poultice . . . 240

STINGS and BITES.
PAIN AND SWELLING FROM—
Dock, Wayside (nettle sting) . . . 158
Feverfew . . . 193
House Leek . . . 275
Marigold . . . 328
Plantain, greater (snake bite) . . . 434
Onion, raw . . . 212
Poppy leaf . . . 441
Rosemary, wild . . . 474
Stitchwort . . . 535

STITCH OF SIDE, see PAIN.

STONE IN BLADDER.
Apple cider . . . 31
Carrot . . . 89
Currant, White . . . 140
Gorse seed . . . 64
Juniper berries . . . 293
Ladies' Mantle . . . 511
Leek (phosphatic stone) . . . 220
Parsnip water . . . 415
Rest Harrow . . . 321
Stephens', Joanna, remedy . . . 411
Thyme, for Woodlouse . . . 565
Water Fennel . . . 604

STYE, see EYE.

SWEATS, NIGHT, to Check, see CONSUMPTION.

SYPHILIS, VENEREAL DISEASE.
Burdock . . . 162
Gold (in Sea Water) . . . 508
Hemlock . . . 252
Pellitory of Spain . . . 425
Soapwort (inveterate) . . . 523
Southernwood . . . 526
Speedwell . . . 528
Stonecrop, Sedum . . . 277
Tormentil . . . 573
Walnut leaves . . . 598
Water Pepper . . . 606

TEETH.
FOR TOOTH-ACHE AND FACE-ACHE—
Burnet Saxifrage . . . 430
Cabbage . . . 75
Capsicum . . . 80
Celandine, greater . . . 92
Chamomile (of children) . . . 86
Clove oil . . . 396
Fennel . . . 182
Groundsel . . . 245
Henbane seeds, smoke . . . 254
Ivy gum . . . 282
Ladybird . . . 425
Pellitory of Spain . . . 424
Peppermint . . . 339
Plantain, greater . . . 434
Tormentil . . . 573
Water Pepper . . . 606
Yarrow . . . 617

LOOSE TEETH, TO TIGHTEN—
Blackberry . . . 54
Dock, Great Water . . . 164
Great Bistort (with spongy gums) . . . 607
Strawberry, wild . . . 537

FOR CHILDREN TO CUT TEETH ON—
Marsh Mallow root . . . 325

TEMPER, Irritable, for.
Cat mint . . . 345
Chamomile (of children) . . . 86
Feverfew . . . 194

TESTICLE, Swollen, for.
Anemone Pulsatilla . . . 20

[648] THROAT, Sore.
Agrimony . . . 18
Arum (Lords and Ladies) . . . 34
Barberry (relaxed) . . . 43
Blackberry . . . 55
Capsicum . . . 81
Chestnut, Horse (with piles) . . . 102
Cinquefoil, Creeping . . . 515
Currant, Black (quinsy) . . . 139
Dock, Great Water . . . 164
Elder . . . 169
Fig . . . 198
Flax, Linseed . . . 203
Groundsel . . . 244
Hart's-tongue Fern . . . 188
Hawthorn flowers . . . 246
Honey . . . 259
Horse Radish (with hoarseness) . . . 271
Leek (loss of voice) . . . 221
Lemon juice . . . 303
Lime, sweet . . . 317
Mountain Ash (relaxed) . . . 351
Mulberry . . . 357
Mustard, Hedge (ulcerated) . . . 381
Mustard, White, seed . . . 381
Pellitory . . . 425
Peppermint, Menthol . . . 339
Periwinkle, lesser . . . 428
Quince . . . 452
Raspberry vinegar . . . 460
Rock Rose (of scarlet fever) . . . 470
Sage . . . 492
Sanicle . . . 509
Sea Lavender . . . 300
Sea Pod Essence (goitre) . . . 504
Selfheal, Brownwort (quinsy) . . . 509
Strawberry leaves (quinsy) . . . 537
Thymol . . . 564
Tormentil . . . 573
Verbena . . . 587
Walnut vinegar . . . 598
Water Dock . . . 164
Woodruff, Squinancy (quinsy) . . . 609
Woodsorrel . . . 612
Wormwood (quinsy) . . . 613
Yarrow . . . 618

THRUSH and SORE MOUTH.
Currant, Black . . . 140
Grapes . . . 241
Honey . . . 261
House Leek . . . 275
Mercury, Dog's . . . 333
Mulberry . . . 357
Quince . . . 453
Tomato (salivation) . . . 572
Tormentil . . . 573
Water Pepper . . . 606

TIC DOULOUREUX.
Flax Yarn . . . 204

TOOTHACHE, see TEETH.

TUMOURS, see GLANDULAR SWELLINGS.

ULCERS, to Heal.
Blackberry leaves . . . 55
Brooklime . . . 431
Dock, Water . . . 164
Good King Henry . . . 228
Goosegrass . . . 232
Hemlock, apply . . . 251
House Leek . . . 275
Juniper Gum (deep ulcers) . . . 294
Marigold . . . 328
Sage (strong) . . . 492
Saint John's Wort . . . 289
Savin juice . . . 494
Scurvy Grass . . . 496
Sorrel (scrofulous) . . . 161
Tormentil . . . 578
Turpentine Resin . . . 578
Tutsan (sore legs) . . . 290
Verbena (indolent) . . . 587
Walnut leaves . . . 598
Wartwort . . . 603
[649] Watercress leaves . . . 131
Woodsorrel . . . 611
Yew . . . 621

URINE, and KIDNEY DISORDERS.
TO PROMOTE FLOW OF URINE—
Bee Tea . . . 261
Broom . . . 62
Butcher's Broom . . . 65
Celery . . . 95
Daffodil . . . 142
Earth Nut . . . 373
Grapes . . . 289
Juniper . . . 291
Lily of the Valley . . . 315
Nettle tea . . . 387
Onion . . . 210
Parsley . . . 409
Pellitory of Wall . . . 424
Potato, watery . . . 446
Radish . . . 456
Speedwell . . . 528
Strawberry . . . 538
Tar . . . 580
Toadflax . . . 567
Violet seeds . . . 591

TO SOOTHE IRRITABLE BLADDER AND URINARY PASSAGES—
Asparagus . . . 36
Barley . . . 45
Camphor . . . 338
Chervil . . . 101
Couch Grass . . . 242
Henbane . . . 253
Horehound . . . 267
Marsh Mallow . . . 324
Parsley tea . . . 412
Pimpernel . . . 429
Plantain, Water . . . 435
Pulsatilla Anemone . . . 21
Rest Harrow . . . 321
Turpentine . . . 577
Viper's Bugloss . . . 594

TO CORRECT DEPOSITS IN URINE—
Barberry (gravel) . . . 43
Carrot (gravel) . . . 88
Couch Grass . . . 242
Flag, Sweet . . . 202
Gooseberry leaves . . . 225
Valerian (urea) . . . 585
Violet, Sweet . . . 593
Water Parsnip . . . 415

OF MILKY PHOSPHATES—
Burdock . . . 162
Leek . . . 220

ALBUMINURIA—
Barberry . . . 43
Clove . . . 395
Hart's tongue Fern . . . 187
Stitchwort, greater . . . 536

BED-WETTING, TO PREVENT—
Daffodil . . . 142
Dandelion . . . 167
Mullein Oil . . . 362
Plantain, greater . . . 435
Saint John's Wort . . . 287

VENEREAL DISEASE, see SYPHILIS.

VERMIN, to Destroy.
Agaric, Fly, mushroom . . . 36
Aniseed (lice) . . . 24
Cat mint (rats, keep away) . . . 345
Ivy Leaf (lice) . . . . 282
Spindletree . . . 531
Tansy . . . 553
Water Lily, Yellow . . . 605

WARTS, to Remove.
Apple juice . . . 29
Cabbage, White . . . 76
Celandine, greater . . . 94
Chickweed . . . 106
Dandelion . . . 151
Elder . . . 170
(Epsom Salts) . . . 80
[650] Fig juice . . . 197
Gooseberry Thorn . . . 226
House Leek . . . 275
Marsh Marigold . . . 331
Peach leaf . . . 419
Savin . . . 494
Spurge Wood . . . 534
Sundew . . . 546
Teasel water . . . 559
Tormentil . . . 573
Watercress juice . . . 131

WATER BRASH, see INDIGESTION.

WHITES, see WOMB.

WHITLOW.
Brooklime . . . 431
Rosemary, Wild . . . 474
Water Dropwort . . . 604

WHOOPING COUGH.
Blackberry . . . 54
Bog Bean . . . 59
Celandine, greater . . . 94
Chestnut, sweet . . . 104
Clover, Red . . . 111
Garlic . . . 215
Hemlock vapour . . . 250
Horse Radish . . . 273
Ivy Cup . . . 282
Pennyroyal . . . 336
Radish, Black . . . 457
Rose Canker . . . 469
Sundew . . . 544
Thyme, Wild . . . 561

WOMB, Disorders of, and see MONTHLY FLOW.
FOR IRRITABLE WOMB—
Anemone Pulsatilla . . . 21
Groundsel bath . . . 215
Parsley . . . 408
Savin . . . 494
Sowbread (falling womb) . . . 451
Thyme, Wild . . . 561
Valerian . . . 584

MONTHLY ILLNESSES, see MENSTRUATION—

WHITES—LEUCORRHOEA—TO CURE—
Burdock . . . 163
Hyacinth, Wild (Blue Bell) . . . 57
Tomato . . . 571

CANCER OF WOMB—
Turpentine Chian . . . 579

TO PREVENT BARRENNESS—
Leeks . . . 220
Potato . . . 446
Speedwell . . . 528
Tansy (to prevent miscarriage) . . . 554

WORMS, to Expel.
Carrot, raw . . . 90
Cat Thyme (thread worms) . . . 565
Chamomile . . . 87
Christmas Rose (round worms) . . . 108
Coraline Sea Weed . . . 507
Fern, Male, oil and root (tape worm) . . . 183
Garlic, Clove . . . 216
Goosefoot (round worms) . . . 223
Groundsel (bot worms) . . . 244
Hedge Hyssop . . . 280
Lemon pips . . . 302
Lettuce, unwashed (to guard against eating) . . . 381
Mulberry root (tape worms) . . . 358
Nettle . . . 385
Peach leaves . . . 418
Rose, Dog, hips (round worms) . . . 464
Salt Worts . . . 506
Sedum . . . 277
Southernwood . . . 527
Stinking Hellebore . . . 109
Tansy seeds . . . 552
[651] Turpentine (round worms) . . . 579
Walnut, unripe fruit . . . 598
Wormwood . . . 612

WOUNDS, to Heal.
Adder's-tongue Fern . . . 188
Agrimony . . . 19
Anemone, Wood . . . 21
Balm . . . 40
Bugle . . . 510
Comfrey . . . 120
Cow-dung poultice . . . 126
Daisy . . . 145
Fern, Royal . . . 186
Figwort (gangrenous) . . . 51
Good King Henry . . . 228
Goosegrass . . . 238
Hemlock, Water . . . 252
House Leek . . . 275
Hyssop, green . . . 279
Marigold . . . 328
Marsh Mallow . . . 328
Pea . . . 416
Peppermint, apply . . . 342
Plantain, greater . . . 434
Potato flour . . . 445
Primrose salve . . . 418
Prunella, Selfheal . . . 510
Puff Ball powder (to stay bleeding) . . . 366
Resin (Honey) . . . 260
Rosemary, Wild . . . 474
Saint John's Wort oil (deep wounds) . . . 288
Sanicle . . . 509
Solomon's Seal . . . 525
Thymol . . . 564
Turnip poultice . . . 574
Tutsan . . . 290
Valerian . . . 584
Watercress poultice . . . 131
Woundwort, Hedge . . . 615
" Water . . . 616
Yarrow . . . 618

[652]

"Farewell, sweet flowers!—whose time is fitly spent
For all delights of colour, and of scent:
And after death for cures!
May I my days with equal uses fill,
Living to work some benefits: and still
Having an end like yours!"
Robert Herrick, 1650