, as mixed, to be taken at bed-time. Use in catarrh and fever.
578. Miscellaneous
579. Anthelmintic, or Vermifuge
For ridding the bowels of tape-worms, an excellent medicine exists in the male fern—
Aspidium felix mas
. A decoction may be made of the fresh roots, or the root may be dried and powdered.
Dose