Eupatorium Aromaticum. (White Snakeroot.)

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Preparation.—Prepare a tincture from the recent dried root, in the proportion of ℥viij. to Alcohol 76° Oj. Dose, gtts. x. to ʒ1.

This variety of the Eupatorium exerts a marked influence upon the brain, relieving irritation and promoting normal action. It is also diaphoretic, and probably influences, to a slight degree, all of the functions governed by the sympathetic. It will repay careful investigation.


Specific Medication and Specific Medicines, 1870, was written by John M. Scudder, M.D.