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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.

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

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

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