Medicinal Plants and Home Remedies of Appalachia |
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acid ailments Alice Lloyd College American Indians Anonymous antispasmodic Apocynum cannabinum applied asthma astringent BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY blood bloodroot boiling water bruises catarrh cherry Chimaphila maculata colds contains cultures cure decoction diaphoretic diarrhea diseases diuretic Dodoens Dose dried drink dropsy drunk dysentery dyspepsia Elzie Banks emetic emmenagogue expectorant externally fever fruit gallic acid GEORGIA ginseng goldenseal HISTORICAL home remedies Hydrastis canadensis infusion inner bark Judy Bolyard juice KENTUCKY kidney Knott laxative leaf leaves literature liver medicinal plants National Formulary Nineteenth century physicians Odis Slone ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS ounces pain Panax quinquefolium Phytolacca americana pint of water Pinus strobus Pippa Passes poison poultice purgative Quercus Rappahannock Indians relieve reported resin rheumatism rhizome Rilda Watson root bark root decoction safrole salve Sanguinaria sassafras seeds skin snake bites sores Sources SOUTH CAROLINA southeastern Kentucky stimulant stomach sugar taken tannin teaspoon tonic treat ulcers vermifuge volatile oil vomiting whiskey wounds