Onions(*), universally liked and as universally despised, are rich in Potassium and Phosphorus. They are the ideal remedy in the onset of colds and all bronchial trouble.
These vegetables are all accepted as desirable. They
'Fifty years ago practically every mother knew how to roast or hake onions until soft, then squeeze out the juice and sweeten with honey to give to the children for colds, coughs, even Croup or Pneumonia. It has lost none of its virtues. The family Physician was called only as a last resort.
THE MEDICINES OF NATURE
are decidedly rich in medicinal elements and their value depends alone on the requirements of the human body.
Next we consider that universal delicacy, the mushroom. This was considered a fungus pure and simple, also a poison. Now it is a great favorite with almost all people. Its richest element is Iodine and it therefore is the ideal food:for those suffering from under-development and goitre.
Seaweed, also known as Irish moss and by various other names, has the same value as the mushroom. It is rich in germ-plasm and Iodine.
Next to be considered are a few of those plant products which still are classified as herbs. White Oak bark was a universal favorite with the early Thomisoman and Physio-Medical physicians. Potash is 70.00 parts per 1,000 of its mineral elements. Gout, rheumatism, intermittent fevers and chronic diarrhoea and other sympathetic maladies were treated with it.
Broom Herb, the kidney remedy of the herbalists, contains 40.00 Potash in every 1,000 parts. Shave Grass, the favorite kidney remedy of the German herbalists, is rich in Calcium and Silicon.
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