Elder.[174]
Dwarf Elder.[175]
For a Cut with a Bruse.
Alder; An Indian Bruising and Cutting of his Knee with a fall, used no other remedy, than Alder Bark, chewed fasting, and laid to it, which did soon heal it.[176]
To take Fire out of a Burn.
The decoction is also excellent to take {50} the Fire out of a Burn or Scalld.
For Wounds and Cuts.
For Wounds and Cuts make a strong decoction of Bark of Alder, pour of it into the Wound, and drink thereof.
Hasel.[177]