Colonial North America: Countway Library of Medicine

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Materia Medica

Tonics

Amygdala Amara. Or Bitter Almond nut is a pure bitter, Professor Bergius used it with Sal. Tart in intermittant fevers to prevent a recurrence of the Paroxysms, it possesses a quality that is poisonous to some animals as the fox, cat &c.

Citrus Aurantium. Or Citron Orange, the root is an excellent bitter and with this it contains a considerable quantity of aromatic oil it has long been employ'd in the cure of intermittant fevers and some respectable French Writers say with advantage but as Dr Cullen says it is so rarely employ'd except with other bitters that we are prevented from observing its peculiar qualities. Urieth Foard used it in five cases of quartan fever with success in one the paroxysm was prevented after the first dose, in the other after the second, he gave Ʒi [1 dram] every three hours combined with gentian and chamamile flowers, it formed an agreeable tincture, the flowers have been used in Epilepsy, &c, but experience has not confirmed their utility, a decoction of leaves have been recommended in Epilepsy with chocolate also in Colica Pictonum. De Haen found it of no use in this disease, it may be used in some convulsions as Colica &c.

Arnica Montana. Or Leopards Bane,