Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure, William Thomas Fernie [latest books to read .TXT] 📗

. . . 551
Tansy . . . 554
Tar . . . 582
Thistle, Sow . . . 558
—Carline . . . 558
Thymol . . . 563
Tomato . . . 569
Wormwood . . . 355,612

[626] APPETITE, to Improve.
Asafetida (Garlic) . . . 220
Lettuce . . . 309
Orange . . . 403
Parsnip . . . 414
Samphire . . . 497
Sorrel . . . 161
Yarrow . . . 618

ASTHMA.
Anise . . . 26
Bee propolis . . . 260
Cabbage, Red . . . 75
Coltsfoot (to smoke) . . . 118
Elder . . . 166
Elecampane candy . . . 173
Garlic . . . 215
Horehound, white . . . 267
Hyssop . . . 278
Mace . . . 395
Mullein . . . 361
Mustard, Hedge . . . 382
Nettle . . . 387
Onion tincture . . . 212
Pine, yellow (pillow) . . . 577
Primrose, Evening (with diarrhoea) . . . 450
Rosemary, wild (gouty) . . . 475
Sow Thistle . . . 559
Speedwell . . . 528
Vernal grass (Hay) . . . 241

ATROPHY and Wasting.
Acorn (of children) . . . 16
Daisy (from youthful indiscretions) . . . 144
Dandelion . . . 151
Iceland Moss . . . 501
Truffle . . . 371
Vine (of young women) . . . 588

BACK, Injury to Spine.
Saint John's Wort . . . 289

BILIOUS Disorders, and Jaundice.
Agrimony . . . 18
Apple (sluggish liver) . . . 27
Asparagus . . . 37
Barberry . . . 42
Carrot . . . 89
Celandine, Greater . . . 99, 603
Chickweed . . . 106
Cinquefoil, Creeping . . . 516
Dandelion . . . 149
Egg . . . 150
Flag, blue (bilious sickness) . . . 199
Gooseberry, red . . . 225
Grape cure . . . 239, 588
Hemp Agrimony . . . 20
Hop . . . 264
Hyssop, Hedge . . . 280
Ivy cup (spleen congested) . . . 282
Knapweed . . . 296
Lemon juice . . . 301
Lime . . . 317
Marigold . . . 327
Mullein (with megrims) . . . 361
Orach . . . 229
Orange . . . 402
Parsnip, wild . . . 414
Radish tincture . . . 487
Samphire (spleen congested) . . . 498
Spindle . . . 531
Spleenwort fern . . . 190
Strawberry . . . 539
Succory (melancholy) . . . 541
Tamarind . . . 551
Thistle, Blessed . . . 558
—Milk . . . 557
Toadflax . . . 567
Tomato . . . 571
Water Pepper (with sore fundament) . . . 606
Woodruff . . . 609
Wormwood (with melancholy) . . . 612
Yew (severe) . . . 622

BLADDER, see Urine.

BLEEDING.
Acorn . . . 17
Agaric, Oak (amadou) . . . 370
[627] Bistort, great . . . 607
Bramble . . . 54
Burnet Saxifrage . . . 431
Cinnamon (from bowels) . . . 392
Comfrey . . . 120
Fern, Hart's tongue . . . 187
Goosegrass . . . 233
John's Wort, Saint . . . 288
Lavender, Sea (from kidney) . . . 300
Lemon . . . 303
Mistletoe (from womb) . . . 348
Moss, Iceland (from lungs) . . . 500
Nettle, White . . . 386
Periwinkle, Lesser . . . 428
Plantain, Water . . . 436
Puff-ball . . . 366
Quince . . . 454
Saffron (from nose) . . . 489
Sanicle . . . 509
Shepherd's Purse . . . 514
Sloe . . . 518
Strawberry (root and leaf) . . . 537
Tormentil . . . 573
Turpentine (from lungs, or kidneys) . . . 577
Yarrow (from nose) . . . 618

BLOODLESSNESS.
Marigold, Marsh . . . 330

BOILS.
Daisy . . . 144
Dock . . . 159
Fig . . . 196
Groundsel . . . 245
Honey . . . 259
Parsley, Stone . . . 413
Radish (carbuncle) . . . 457

BOWELS and Stomach.
CATARRH—
Grape . . . 239
Quince seed . . . 452

BRAIN.
TO STRENGTHEN—
Apple . . . 27
Balm . . . 41
Cress . . . 127
Oat . . . 154
Rosemary . . . 470
Sage . . . 491

CONGESTION OF—
Darnel (active) . . . 243
Lettuce, wild . . . 311
Saffron . . . 488

ANGRY EXCITABILITY—
Cat Mint . . . 345

BREAST.
CANCER OF—
Goosegrass . . . 233
Marjoram . . . 332
Parsley . . . 411

SWOLLEN WITH MILK—
Parsley leaves . . . 409
Yarrow (sore nipples) . . . 618

BRONCHITIS.
RECENT CATARRH—
Daffodil (children) . . . 143
Eyebright . . . 176
Fig . . . 197
Flax, Linseed . . . 263
Yarrow . . . 617

CHRONIC—
Angelica . . . 24
Anise (of children) . . . 25
Coltsfoot . . . 119
Elecampane . . . 174
Garlic . . . 215
Ginger . . . 392
Horehound, white . . . 267
Hyssop . . . 278
Ivy, Ground . . . 284
Mace . . . 395
Moon Daisy . . . 147
Mustard, white . . . 381
Onion . . . 210
Radish . . . 456
Rue compress . . . 477
[628] Sow Thistle (wheezy) . . . 559
Sundew . . . 544
Tar . . . 581
Turpentine . . . 577
Yew . . . 622

BRUISES.
Agrimony . . . 19
Bryony, white (black eye) . . . 66
Caraway poultice . . . 83
Chervil . . . 101
Comfrey . . . 120
Daisy . . . 145
Elder, Dwarf . . . 172
Fern, Royal . . . 186
Hyssop (black eye) . . . 279
Mullein oil . . . 362
Pea . . . 416
Shepherd's Purse . . . 513
Solomon's Seal (broken bones) . . . 525
Verjuice . . . 238
Vinegar poultice . . . 240
Yarrow . . . 618

BUGS, to Expel.
Agaric . . . 369
Lavender . . . 297
Tansy . . . 553

BUNION.
Vinegar poultice . . . 240

BURRS and SCALDS.
Bilberry . . . 53
Blackberry . . . 54
Brooklime . . . 431
Dock, Wayside . . . 158
Elder . . . 168
Fern, Hart's tongue . . . 187
House Leek . . . 275
Lettuce leaf . . . 311
Lime, sweet . . . 317
Linseed Flax . . . 203
Marigold . . . 329
Marsh Mallow . . . 324
Nettle . . . 385
Potato, raw . . . 445

CANCER.
Belladonna (external) . . . 389
Clover, red . . . 110
Comfrey root . . . 595
Crowfoot, Ranunculus . . . 73
Egg shells . . . 150, 458
Goosegrass . . . 232
Hemlock juice (external) . . . 251
Hoglouse . . . 565
Lemon juice (of tongue) . . . 301
Livelong Sedum . . . 276
Marjoram (of breast) . . . 332
Marigold . . . 328
Opium . . . 440
Parsley leaves (tumours) . . . 411
Ragwort . . . 458
Shepherd's Purse . . . 513
Stitchwort . . . 536
Stone crop . . . 277
Thistle, Milk . . . 557
Tomato (for, or against) . . . 570
Turpentine Chian (of womb) . . . 579
Wartwort (Celandine, greater) . . . 603
Water Fennel . . . 604
Water Hemlock . . . 251

CARBUNCLE.
Radish juice . . . 457
Savin . . . 494

CHAPPED HANDS.
Fern, Polypody . . . 190
Groundsel . . . 245
Juniper gum . . . 294
Leek . . . 220
Spearmint . . . 342

CHICKEN POCK.
Nettle . . . 885

CHILBLAINS.
Agaric, Fly mushroom . . . 870
Bryony, black . . . 68
Butcher's Broom . . . 65
Capsicum friction . . . 80
[629] Leek . . . 220
Onion (to unbroken) . . . 211
Potato (frost bite) . . . 445
Rosemary, wild . . . 474

CHOLERA.
Camphor . . . 338
Elecampane . . . 174
Water pepper . . . 607

COLD and CATARRH.
FOR FRESH COLD—
Anemone, Wood . . . 21
Balm tea . . . 41
Barley water . . . 48
Borage . . . 61
Camphor . . . 337
Herb Bennet . . . 48
Ivy, ground . . . 285
Lime, sweet tea . . . 317
Linseed Flax . . . 203
Yarrow . . . 617

FOR CONTINUED CATARRH—
Anise (of infants) . . . 25
Borage (feverish) . . . 61
Dog's Mercury . . . 333
Elder . . . 167
Eyebright . . . 176
Fig pulp . . . 197
Hemp Agrimony . . . 20
Honey . . . 260
Lemon . . . 303
Maiden-hair fern . . . 189
Mustard (apply) . . . 377
Onion (tincture and broth) . . . 212
Pellitory, Spanish (of head) . . . 425
Peppermint spray . . . 339
Poppy, red (pleurisy) . . . 438
Quince . . . 452
Saint John's Wort . . . 288
Soapwort (inflamed lungs) . . . 523
Thistle, Milk . . . 557
Turnip (with hoarseness) . . . 575
Viper's Bugloss . . . 595

COLIC of Bowels.
Chamomile . . . 85
Fennel (of infants) . . . 181
Ground Ivy (lead colic) . . . 286
Marjoram . . . 332
Peppermint . . . 339
Poppy (foment) . . . 439
Rice . . . 462
Silver-weed . . . 515
Tormentil . . . 573
Turpentine . . . 579
Walnut (inner skin) . . . 599

CONSTIPATION of Bowels.
Apple . . . 28
Barberry . . . 42
Brooklime . . . 431
Bryony, white . . . 66
Buckthorn (black alder) . . . 70
Bugloss . . . 594
Clove . . . 396
Dill seed . . . 157
Dock, Herb Patience . . . 159
—Water, great . . . 164
Dodder . . . 112
Dwarf, Elder . . . 171
Elder . . . 167
Fig . . . 197
Flag, Stinking . . . 201
Flax seed . . . 203
Flax, Purging . . . 204
Gingerbread . . . 393
Grape . . . 237
Groundsel . . . 244
Honey . . . 262
Horse Chestnut . . . 102
Hyssop, Hedge . . . 280
Ivy, Gum . . . 282
Lettuce, Wild . . . 308
Liquorice . . . 319
Maidenhair fern . . . 188
Mallow . . . 323
Marigold . . . 328
Mulberry . . . 357
Mustard, white seeds . . . 381
Oatmeal . . . 398
Peach flowers . . . 418
[630] Periwinkle, greater (children) . . . 427
Perry . . . 422
Plantain . . . 436
Plum, electuary . . . 521
Polypody fern . . . 190
Prune . . . 521
Psyllium seeds . . . 430
Sea Cabbage . . . 76
Sea Holly . . . 500
Sloe (gently laxative) . . . 519
Sowbread . . . 451
Spinach (for aged) . . . 530
Spindle . . . 532
Spurge, Wood . . . 533
Strawberry . . . 538
Succory (children) . . . 541
Tamarind . . . 551
Thistle, Carline . . . 558
Toadflax . . . 566
Tomato sauce . . . 569
Turpentine (with colic) . . . 579
Valerian (chronic) . . . 584
Violet, Dog . . . 594
Violet, Sweet . . . 591
Walnut, green . . . 601

CONSUMPTION of Lungs.
Acorn, oak bark . . . 17
Agaric, Fly (night sweats) . . . 370
Balm . . . 41
Carraigeen Moss . . . 500
Carrot (children) . . . 89
Cow . . . 126
Cresses . . . 131
Dandelion . . . 151
Date . . . 152
Elecampane . . . 175
Grape cure . . . 239, 588
Ground Ivy . . . 286
Horehound . . . 268
Iceland Moss . . . 500
Marigold, Corn (night sweats) . . . 326
Mugwort . . . 354
Mullein milk . . . 359
Nettle . . . 385
Ox eye Daisy . . . 147
Peppermint oil (inhale) . . . 341
Pimpernel . . . 429
Plantain, Greater (blood spitting) . . . 434
Poppy, Sea . . . 441
Rice . . . 463
Rose, French crimson . . . 465
Saffron . . . 488
Snails . . . 118, 409
Speedwell . . . 528
Strawberry . . . 538
Succory . . . 541
Sundew (of wind pipe) . . . 544
Terebene . . . 578
Thyme . . . 564
Vine . . . 588
Violet sugar . . . 591
Watercress . . . 131

CONVULSIONS.
Chickweed (of children) . . . 106
Henbane necklace . . . 253
Mistletoe . . . 345
Mugwort (children) . . . 354
Orange . . . 401
Parsley, Fool's . . . 413

CORDIAL.
Allspice . . . 396
Asafetida . . . 219
Balm . . . 39
Blackberry . . . 55
Borage . . . 60, 595
Burnet Saxifrage . . . 431
Calamint . . . 344
Caraway . . . 82
Cat-thyme . . . 565
Chervil . . . 101
Cinnamon . . . 390
Citron (restorative) . . . 301
Coriander . . . 123
Cumin . . . 135
Elecampane . . . 173
Fennel . . . 179
Flag, Sweet . . . 201
Grapes . . . 238
[631] Horse Radish . . . 270
Hyssop . . . 278
Juniper berries . . . 291
Lavender . . . 296
Lime . . . 317
Lupine . . . 306
Marigold broth . . . 327
Marjoram .