If there should be vomiting, mix super carbonate of potash, 1 drachm, with half a pint of peppermint water ; and take a tablespoonful whenever the vomiting returns. If the pain is severe, foment the side with a hot decoction of bitter herbs, as hops, &c. ; or the Ano- dyne Fomentation ; or apply the Stimu- lating Liniment. A poultice made of bran, or oatmeal, with a little mustard and cayenne pepper, and mixed with vinegar, and formed into a plaster or poultice, will be found to be invaluable. — A mustard plaster is also applicable, and answers better than a blister plaster, though it may be applied if the pain be obstinate; give also ten grains of the Diaphoretic Powders, for they allay pain, and promote sleep. If the sick- ness and irritation of the stomach con- tinue, give an emetic, and repeat every day, if necessary. Medicines which promote the secre- tion of urine have a very good effect here. (See Diuretic Drops, &c.) Or, take % dr. of purified nitre ; or a tea- spoonful of sweet spirits of nitre in gruel or balm tea three or four times a day. Continue this treatment till the symptoms are subdued. Chronic disease of the liver arises chiefly from the induration and torpidity of the liver ; therefore the object must be to correct the disordered state of the stomach, and bowels, and to give tone and activity to the liver. This may be effected by the Vapour Bath, Emetics, and sponging the body with the Stimul- ating Liniment; by the use of the Liver Pill, or Dyspeptic Pill, &c., which see. Apply to the painful part the Irritating Plaster , LIV 241 LOB LIVER PILL. — One ounce each of powdered blood-root, powdered man- drake, and extract of dandelion, to which add a drachms of powdered senna. Add a few drops of oil of spearmint, or peppermint, and form into pills. Take two or three night and morning. This pill is a sovereign remedy for inflamma- tion of the liver, and for jaundice. LIXIVIUM, of Pearl-ashes.— Steep % oz. of pearl-ashes in clear water 34 hours. Then strain off the water. This infusio is very useful in many colours, e ^.-.jally Brazil wood, which It will render beautiful in lustre. LOBELIA.-An American plant, containing most valuable medical pro- perties. It was first used with great advantage, as an emetic, by the Ameri- can Indians, and was brought into notoriety by Dr. Samuel Thompson. It is emetic and stimulating, and Dr. Beech says, “from its action on the great sympathetic nerve, its effect is felt throughout the whole system. It ex- erts a peculiar action upon the trachea and bronchial vessels, expelling all col- lected mucus." It must therefore be very valuable in asthma, croup, hooping cough, and consumption. The greatest benefit from it has been found in dys- pepsia, coughs, asthma, liver complaints, & c. It has relieved asthmatic subjects when on the point of suffocation by accumulated phlegm, cough, Ac. Also In pneumonia of infants. It is also a valuable sudorific ; it relaxes the constricted pores of the skin, and promotes free perspiration. The leaves, seeds, and seed-vessels may be given in powder, and tincture. Dose of rite powder, from a drachm, or a small teaspoonful ; of the tincture, a tea- spoonful. LOBELIA, Emetic. — Take lobelia powder, 1 ounce ; boiling water, 1 pint✪ Lobelia Emetic ; mix, and make an infusion. Dose : A fluid ounce to be taken every half hour, until vomiting ensues. LOBELIA POULTICE. ✪ Lobelia Poultice

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If there should be vomiting, mix super carbonate of potash, 1 drachm, with half a pint of peppermint water ; and take a tablespoonful whenever the vomiting returns. If the pain is severe, foment the side with a hot decoction of bitter herbs, as hops, &c. ; or the Ano- dyne Fomentation ; or apply the Stimu- lating Liniment. A poultice made of bran, or oatmeal, with a little mustard and cayenne pepper, and mixed with vinegar, and formed into a plaster or poultice, will be found to be invaluable. — A mustard plaster is also applicable, and answers better than a blister plaster, though it may be applied if the pain be obstinate; give also ten grains of the Diaphoretic Powders, for they allay pain, and promote sleep. If the sick- ness and irritation of the stomach con- tinue, give an emetic, and repeat every day, if necessary. Medicines which promote the secre- tion of urine have a very good effect here. (See Diuretic Drops, &c.) Or, take % dr. of purified nitre ; or a tea- spoonful of sweet spirits of nitre in gruel or balm tea three or four times a day. Continue this treatment till the symptoms are subdued. Chronic disease of the liver arises chiefly from the induration and torpidity of the liver ; therefore the object must be to correct the disordered state of the stomach, and bowels, and to give tone and activity to the liver. This may be effected by the Vapour Bath, Emetics, and sponging the body with the Stimul- ating Liniment; by the use of the Liver Pill, or Dyspeptic Pill, &c., which see. Apply to the painful part the Irritating Plaster , LIV 241 LOB LIVER PILL. — One ounce each of powdered blood-root, powdered man- drake, and extract of dandelion, to which add a drachms of powdered senna. Add a few drops of oil of spearmint, or peppermint, and form into pills. Take two or three night and morning. This pill is a sovereign remedy for inflamma- tion of the liver, and for jaundice. LIXIVIUM, of Pearl-ashes.— Steep % oz. of pearl-ashes in clear water 34 hours. Then strain off the water. This infusio is very useful in many colours, e ^.-.jally Brazil wood, which It will render beautiful in lustre. LOBELIA.-An American plant, containing most valuable medical pro- perties. It was first used with great advantage, as an emetic, by the Ameri- can Indians, and was brought into notoriety by Dr. Samuel Thompson. It is emetic and stimulating, and Dr. Beech says, “from its action on the great sympathetic nerve, its effect is felt throughout the whole system. It ex- erts a peculiar action upon the trachea and bronchial vessels, expelling all col- lected mucus." It must therefore be very valuable in asthma, croup, hooping cough, and consumption. The greatest benefit from it has been found in dys- pepsia, coughs, asthma, liver complaints, & c. It has relieved asthmatic subjects when on the point of suffocation by accumulated phlegm, cough, Ac. Also In pneumonia of infants. It is also a valuable sudorific ; it relaxes the constricted pores of the skin, and promotes free perspiration. The leaves, seeds, and seed-vessels may be given in powder, and tincture. Dose of rite powder, from a drachm, or a small teaspoonful ; of the tincture, a tea- spoonful. LOBELIA, Emetic. — Take lobelia powder, 1 ounce ; boiling water, 1 pint ; mix, and make an infusion. Dose : A fluid ounce to be taken every half hour, until vomiting ensues. LOBELIA POULTICE.

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