 | University of North Dakota - 1915 - 410 pages
...sumac for colds and quinsies; wild ginger, ginseng, and eupnoroia lor digestive diseases; sassafras and violet leaves for wounds and felons; and the roots of sassafras and sarsaparilla for 'cooling and puriiying tne biood.. ' 1 hey also made use of emesis and catharsis, massage, hot baths, vapor baths... | |
 | 1921 - 852 pages
...disorders ; inhalations of pennyroyal for headaches; sassafras or violet leaves for wounds and" felons ; the roots of sassafras and sarsaparilla for 'cooling and purifying the blood.' "The plant-lore of rural England included a knowledge of the virtues of camomile, sage, and dandelion... | |
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... for rheumatism ; lobelia for coughs and colds ; wild sage tea, golden-seal, flowering dogwood, and prickly-ash berries for fevers; elder, wild cherry, and sumac for colds and quinsies; wild ginger, ginseng, and euphorbia for digestive disorders; inhalations... 