Plantago cordata (Plantago cordata)
Plantago cordata
Western Herbalism
Western Herbalism

Plantago cordata

Plantago cordata

coolingmoisteningTaste: sweetTaste: bland

(WATER PLANTAIN.) Preparation.-Prepare a tincture from the fresh root, Sviij. to Alcohol 76º Oj. Dose from gtts. x. to 388. This remedy has been but little used, yet from what we know of it, we think it deserves careful investigation. It exerts a direct influence upon the nervous system, allaying irritation aud giving better innervation. It was employed in the cholera of 1832 with marked success, and Prof. Jones thinks it likely to prove one of the most certain remedies we have in that disease. Let some of our physicians prepare the remedy, and report.

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Specific indications and reasoning. (WATER PLANTAIN.) Preparation.-Prepare a tincture from the fresh root, Sviij. to Alcohol 76º Oj. Dose from gtts. x. to 388. This remedy has been but little used, yet from what we know of it, we think it deserves careful investigation. It exerts a direct influence upon the nervous system, allaying irritation aud giving better innervation. It was employed in the cholera of 1832 with marked success, and Prof. Jones thinks it likely to prove one of the most certain remedies we have in that disease. Let some of our physicians prepare the remedy, and report.

Drawn from Scudder's Specific Medication and Specific Medicines, and the Bountiful Herbs editorial.

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