Mother's Remedies - Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remidies from Mothers - of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
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Listlessness, dissatisfaction, lack of interest; boredom:
Epsom salts Hydrated magnesium sulfate, MgSO4.7H2O, used as a cathartic and to reduce inflammation. ergot Fungus (Claviceps purpurea) infecting cereal plants; forms compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many of the grains of the host plant. Disease caused by such a fungus. The dried sclerotia of ergot obtained from rye is a source of several medicinal alkaloids and lysergic acid. erigeron Genus of composite herbs having flower heads resembling asters. Formerly used as a diuretic and as a hemostatic in uterine hemorrhage erysipelas Acute skin disease caused by hemolytic streptococcus; marked by localized inflammation and fever. Also called Saint Anthony's fire. eschar Dry scab or slough formed on the skin caused by a burn or by the action of a corrosive or caustic substance. eucaine A crystalline substance, C15H21NO2, used as a local anesthetic, substituting for cocaine, in veterinary medicine. eucalyptol (cineole) |
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