The Mullein Plant.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3856, 9 May 1881, Page 2

The Mullein Plant.

A correspondent^ the. 9otthera plantation writes as follows about the power /Of *r well-known plant:—" I hare ditcorered *remedj Tor pulmonary«»o«uaip;tiori.: .It has cured a number of oases after bleeding at the lungs has commenced, and the *hectic!fl»*h was on the-cheek; I:; * hare' tried thir rtrnedy to toy own Mrtii- T faction, "and hare thought that philanthropy required that I should let it I>e known to the[ world-} ItTi common * mullein leaves, steeped strong add sweetened with sujrar, and drank-freely. The leaves should b> Rathere4 before the end of Julr, if convenient." The lea Vet of young or old plants are good, dried in the ■hade, and kept in clean paper; bugi. The medicine mvf t be continued, from three to ''.: six months, aipcbi^in^ to tlie'. t stage of the disease. \% is "jre^ :i&% v*M" 6 'L the blood vessels, atrengtheis and, b^Mg S1 up the system, nu&«*,goad,, : Mp^ ,*jj^ removes inflammatio**f the {ttigfe r 4tia ■ the wish 6f the writer thabeDaf^jpMdteai, , should puhlish this remedy?** *■* kwaftfc of the human family." [Tb«*»demiro«« of ciiltivating this invaluable piaa* may obtain a small mVs*f vlos^'mmd*' ■•■; gratis at our . pumnmra* A&C*.] The follow ing 'is uci)piei^ trbni,,D»TW;-tl Beach's oelebrfitwd American W*^ " This plant - the ■ «raHe« t* -»»4Si»|iiil * 3 plant, a native of Gifts* flritam, and is pmably iodi K en*a«^V Emetic*. L grows jplejitiftilly with ws along the roadsides «nd in old fields^ The leave* of this' plant; taste^an«^i^uciUg^«^ln"W# Tfie flowefcrpntain > phyle, yelloV' rtginV vss(Slj» ffi^iquitj aodVpMpboric acid;' ;PropeWiHh 'Vhs blMiomi ot tUi?LpUot are. anodyne, wtispsamodie, pectoral, demulcent, astringent and discutient. They mWt# a wry pleasant tea,, which is useMin coaghs. hemoptyiis, hemorrhage of the langi andbowels^cl The leaves in intiiiwhljfajMft ; v; useful in dy^ieotry, ari^d in piles they ntake ■'( a yaluable fomentation to discuss the tumours. Employment: The infusion of' tjie 'leaves and flowers combined is Main* is'tered in diarrhoea 1 <an'4'''loos.eUe^is"with adraniag^, » said to W y^rr juMd : m ooqsnmp.tton t ,an4.n}ay.. be 4 r!^ff**[fr It is also efljeacjous m oojics awJarooT „ •urinn. It likewise makesagaadwash for piles, scalds, and wounds in oattle* Jn the, form of poultice, the leases and ;fitiiof the stalk are useful in white swellings, sprains, and inflammation. The leares boiled in rinegar, or bruised and sata* rated with tincture of myrrli, are applied with adrantage to offensive sores, swellings and contracted sinews. The seeds yield an oil #hich* ira W>6d application fior - last^mentioned complain**. ?TheWotodl« : satnrateA witlr ros^ wat^r, make tail exotT- [ lent V*!^* W V^ak' ;>«ye|, liaWd *yrifrtitf-i *>' 4ißtillatiqn of them for erysi^e.l^s.-' : \ f -