REMEDIES AND THEIR PREPARATION
USED IN
A DR. THOMSON COURSE OF MEDICINE ORIGINAL FORMULARY
Number 1, The Emetic—Lobelia
1. The powdered leaves and pods. This is the most com
mon form of using it; and from half to a teaspoonful may be
taken in warm water, sweetened; or the same quantity may be
added to either of the other numbers when taken to cleanse the
stomach, overpower a cold, and promote a, free perspiration.
2. A tincture made from the green herb. This is used to
counteract the effects of poison (taken either internally or ap
plied externally) and for asthma and other complaints of the
lungs. For a dose, add a grain or two of Capsicum in a half
teacupful of warm water, sweetened, and in all cases of nerve
affection add half a teaspoonful of nerve powder. For the
external effects of poison, take the above dose with the tincture,
and bathe the parts affected, repeating until relieved.
3. The seeds reduced to a fine powder and mixed with
Nos. 2 and 6, is for the most violent attacks of spasms and
Other complaints, such as lockjaw, bite of dog with hydrophobia,
fits, and in all cases of suspended animation, where the vital
spark is nearly extinct. For a dose, give a teaspoonful, and
repeat till relief is obtained; then follow with a tea made of
No. 3 for canker.
For children, the dose must be regulated according to their age. If very young, steep a dose of the powder in half a tea-cupful of warm water, or in a tea or raspberry leaves, and give a teaspoonful of the tea at a time. First strain through a cloth, and sweeten, repeat the dose every fifteen minutes until it oper-
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