No. 6, may be quickly and readily made thus:
Tinct. Myrrh 2 oz.
NATURE'S HEALING AGENTS 97
Tincfc Capsicum 1/2 oz.
4 to 8 drops in plenty of water. To make it more potent, add 4 ounces of Tincture Echinacea. Dose 10 to 15 drops in plenty of water.
Myrrh is an active tonic, a stimulant, and is possessed of highly antiseptic properties.
Myrrh has been successfully employed in chronic diarrhoea, and in diseases of the lungs and chest, attended by a free expectoration and general debility. It is also well adapted to female complaints, when unattended by fever.
Applied to fresh wounds, the tincture of Myrrh excites healing action and lessens the liability to the occurrence of unhealthy inflammation. It is equally useful in old sores, ulcerated sore mouth and ulcerated sore throat, running from the ears, aphthous sore mouth, spongy gums, and sore nipples.
The tincture of Myrrh is successfully employed to promote the exfoliation of bones. In sinus ulcers, and cavities that continue to discharge matter in consequence of a debilitated state of the vessels of the part, tincture of Myrrh injected into the cavity, repeated daily or even oftener, will seldom fail to establish the inflammatory action necessary for the production of granulations and a union of the cavity. Where the parts are too sensitive to admit the tincture to be used undiluted, it may be combined with water or better yet, Bayberry tea. In cases of scrofulous ulcers, white swellings, hip disease, and wherever there is a free discharge of matter from a part, and the system is in a relaxed condition, the internal use of Myrrh will prove beneficial.
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