CEPHALANTHUS OCCIDENTALIS.
Nat. Ord., Rubiaceæ.
Common Names, Button Bush, Crane Willow.
Preparation.—The fresh bark of branches and roots is pounded to a pulp and macerated in two parts by weight of alcohol.
(The item given below was contributed to the American Observer, 1875, by Dr. E. D. Wright.)
Proving—one-half ounce in a day.
First day—raw, sore throat; nervous, excited; felt light and easy, happy; bowels constipated.
Second day—the same dose. Hard dreams about fighting, quarreling; restless and tossing over; joints of the fingers lame; griping pains in the lungs(?); in body and limbs, especially in the joints; toothache; bowels loose, stool offensive; almost affected by the piles.
Cures.—Intermittent fever, quotidian and tertian fever; sore throat, quinsy—had very good effect.
Rheumatic fevers, with soreness of the flesh.
A teamster fell in the river. Cold, and inflammatory fever was cured quickly.