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  1. NLM Digital Collections - A system of medicine (Volume 1) 
    Publication: Philadelphia : H.C. Lea, 1880
    ... the stools yeasty, a teaspoon- ful of castor-oil, or of gray powder combined ... as they may be, with safety, the acidity of the alimentary canal will be ...
  2. ... etc. Impart to the patient a feeling of safety and security. The patient is to ... ing with lemon juice, sweet-oil, and salt are used ; but pure water is ...
  3. NLM Digital Collections - Flora Carolinaeensis : or, A historical, medical, and economical display of the vegetable ... 
    Publication: Charleston [S. C.] : Printed for the author by John Hoff ..., 1806
    ... synonime of the Origanum. AMARA DULCIS. See Solanum. - AMARANTH. See Amaranthus. AMARANTHOIDES,the trivial name of a species of Illeccbrum. AMARANTHUS, Amaranth, Flower Gentle, or Prince's Feathers, a genus of ...
  4. NLM Digital Collections - A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities 
    Publication: New York : American Book Company, [1843]
    ... appear to be a very plausible one.5 ♦AMARANTH'US (bpapavrog), the Amaranth, or Never-fading, as its name indicates, from ... and papaivu, “ to wither." According to Pliny,* the amaranth appears in the month of August, and lasts ...
  5. ... FEATHER. In some parts of the country, the Amaranth is much- cultivated in gardens, for its beautiful ... are a bright red, the leaves dark. The Amaranth ranks among our best astringents; but , it is ...
  6. ... impart their virtues to water. Properties and Uses.-Amaranth is astringent. The decoction drank freely is a ... and as a wash to foul, indolent ulcers. AMARANTH (Amaranthus Hypochondriasis). Common Name. Wind Flower. Medicinal Parts. ...
  7. NLM Digital Collections - An introduction to physiological and systematical botany 
    Publication: Boston : Published by Bradford and Read ..., 1814
    ... 671), the Nettle, Cock's-comb, and Purple leaved Amaranth (probably Amaranthus hypochondriacus), lived longest with their upper ... scarcely survived five or six days, and the Amaranth not a week, in the first-mentioned posture, ...
  8. NLM Digital Collections - An introduction to physiological and systematical botany 
    Publication: Philadelphia : Published by Anthony Finley, and Bradford and Read, Boston, 1814
    ... 671), the Nettle, Cock's-comb, and* Purple leaved Amaranth (probably Amaranthus hypochondriacus), lived longest with their upper ... scarcely survived five or six days, and the Amaranth not a week, in the first-mentioned posture, ...
  9. ... polium of the Mediterranean countries. Called in Greece “ amaranth ” or “ agapes- votane ” or “ panagiohorton,” by the Turks “ ... altissimum of the Mediterranean countries. Called in Greece “amaranth” or “staphulaki ” or “kdlldritha ” (Sibth.), and the herb ...
  10. ... good for vertigo, or dizziness in the head. AMARANTH. Amaranthus Hypochondriasis. Description.-This is an annual herb, ... Venus, though Mars also should join with her. Amaranth is astringent. The decoction drank freely, is highly ...
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