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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hyoscine (scopolamine) An alkaloid, C17H21NO4, from plants such as henbane; used as a mydriatic (dilatate the pupils) and sedative, and to treat nausea and motion sickness. hyoscyamus Poisonous Eurasian herbs of the family Solanaceae that have simple leaves, irregular flowers, and include the henbane (H. niger). Dried leaves of the henbane containing the alkaloids hyoscyamine and scopolamine, used as an antispasmodic and sedative. ichthyol Oily substance prepared by the dry distillation of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes. Used as a remedy for some skin diseases. ignatia Dried ripe seeds of the Saint-Ignatius's-bean used like nux vomica. impetigo Contagious bacterial skin infection, usually of children, indicated by the eruption of superficial pustules with thick yellow crusts, commonly on the face. incommode Cause inconvenience; disturb. inspissate Undergo thickening or cause to thicken, as by boiling or evaporation; condense. |
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