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Madame Young's Guide to Health

INDEX.

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Abdomen, the, 124

Abortion, 131

After Pains, 106

Ague, 23

Angelica, 12

Alder, Black (See Errata below.), 16

DoDwarf, 24

Alterative, 27

Anti-bilious Physic, 54, 57, 98

DoPills, 49

DoFemale Pills, 59

Appetite, loss of, 12, 32, 101, 104

DoRegular, 17

Asparagus Roots, 89

Asthma, 21, 30, 38, 39, 55, 83, 105

Asthmatic Elixir, 79

Astringent, 31

Avens, 39

Back, pains in the, 18, 28, 34

Doweak, 87

Balmory, or Snakehead, 12

Balsam of Honey, 96

DoFir, 23

Doof Life, 46

Bathing, 140

DoAnodine Solution, 92

Beer, 86

DoIndian, 60

Beggar Lice, (Nervine), 12

Beth, or Pappoose Root, 28

Bitters, Anti-scorbutic, 55

Bitter Root, 21, 28

Bitter Sweet, 35

Bladder, derangement of, 23, 31, 32

DoStone in, 77

Bleeding, to stop, 69

Blisters, Butternut for, 41

Blood, cleansing the, 13, 20, 24, 26, 28, 29, 34, 82, 86

DoRoot, 95

DoSpitting, 25, 36, 105

Doto warm the, 81, 93

DoVomiting of, 48

Bloody Flux, 27, 53, 89

Blue Flag, 13

Boils, 56, 57, 68

Bones, broken, 78

Bone Ointment, 95

Bowels, complaints of the, 20, 90

DoInflammation of, 47

DoPains in the, 22, 41

Dothe, 161

Doto regulate, 63

Doweak, 19, 35

Breast, Cancer in the, 36

DoPain in the, 85

DoSore, 23, 76, 82

Bronchites, 30

Bruises, poultice for, 23, 68

Bryony, White, 25

Buckthorn, 32

Burdock Root, 28

Burns or Scalds, 25, 33, 70, 77, 78

Cachexies, 31, 32

Camomile, 33

Cancer, 36, 65, 68, 75, 98, 99

Canker, 22, 30

Carbuncles, 109

Carrot Seed, 23

Carroway Seed, 23

Catamenia, 85

Catarrh, 26, 91

Catnip, 18

Cathartic, 28, 29, 32

Celandine, 24

Chest, formation of, 115

DoPains in the, 17, 24

Chick Weed, 34

Chilblains, 86

Children, Diet of, 177

Cholera Morbus, 87

Cholic, Billious, 23, 24

DoWind, 12, 19, 23, 39, 72, 80, 111

Chronic Disorders, 27

Chylification, 164

Chymification, 163

Clap, 37

Coffee, Medical, 53

Cohosh Root, 27

Comfrey, 36

Colds, 34, 66

Composition, 42, 61

Convulsions, 25

Consumption, 33, 78, 84, 86

Consumptive Complaints, 62, 71

DoFemales, 85

DoPersons, 19, 25, 38, 97

Cordial, Neutralising, 90

Corns, 103

Costiveness, 39

Cough, 11, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 34, 44, 63, 66, 104

DoDrops, Acid, 50

DoMixture, 43, 72, 91

DoPowders, 51, 53

DoSyrup, 84

Cramps, 25

Cranesbill, 24

Crosswort, 20

Cucumber, Wild, 107

Dandelion, 20

Deafness, 62, 100

Debility or Languor, 12, 20, 22, 34, 39, 86, 104

Decline of Life in Females, 28

Diabetes, 47, 83

Diaphoretic, 21

Diaphragm, 121

Diarrhœa, 22, 36, 39

Diet, Children’s, 31

Digestion, 19, 55

DoTime of, 184

Digestive Organs, 159

Diuretic, 26, 32, 88

Dragon’s Claw, or Fever Root, 15

Dropsy, 14, 24, 26, 31, 32, 47, 49, 65, 61, 73, 95, 108

DoHydrogogue purge for, 25

Doof the Brain, 54

Doof the Chest, 48

Dysentery, 21, 27, 28, 36, 37, 39, 42, 59, 98

Dyspepsia, 12

Ear-ache, 24, 68

Elecampane, 25

Elm, Slippery, 25

Elixir Pro, 65, 78

Emetic, 21, 28, 29, 42, 109

DoAnti Drops, 52, 93

Epilepsy, 40

Eruptions, Cutaneous, 19

Essences, to make, 58

Evacuation, 165

Evergreen, or Wintergreen, 13

Expectorant, 19

Extracts, ordinary, 220

Eye Water, 60, 68

Eyes Inflammation of the, 13, 24, 63

Eyes, Film on the, 107

DoSore, 32, 57, 58

DoWeak, 56

Eye Wash, 43

Febrifuge, 15, 39

Feet, Cold, 87

Female Difficulties, 14, 22, 28

DoWeakness, 87

Fevers, 11, 17, 19, 20, 24, 32, 33, 34, 93

DoCathartic for, 110

DoIndian Remedy for, 111

DoIntermittent, 39

DoRoot, 15

DoSores, 51

DoTyphoid, 139

Fits, 32, 40, 82, 86, 106

Flatulence, 19

Flooding, 27

Fluid Secretions, 16

Fluor Albus, 37

Flux, 37, 77

Fœtus, Development of, 5

Food, remarks on, 181, 184

Foxglove, 37

Fruit, to Preserve, 58

Fumatory, 20

Gall, Ox, 64, 95

Gall Cake, to loosen the, 21

Gestation, period of, 9

Gleet, 19

Goitre, or Adam’s Apple, 93

Golden Rod, 31

DoSeal, 32

Gonorrhœa, 19

Gooseberry, 34

Gout, 33, 51

Gravel, 18, 23, 24, 43, 95

Gruel, 31

Gullet, the, 123

Hair, to promote the growth of the, 98

Headache, 17, 20, 24, 44, 79, 91

Head, Bald, 25

DoCold in, 24

Hemlock, 34

Herb Tea, 142

Herbs, Plants, etc., 191

Hips, Basket of the, 126

Hives in Children, 100

Hops, 22

Huckleberry, 23

Humors, 20, 89, 94

Hydrogogue, 21

Hypochondria, 32

Hysterics, 32

Ice Plant, 32

Indigestion, 82

Indian Women, hardihood of, 112

Infants, 169

Inflammation, 25, 33, 34, 51, 62

Injections, 42, 105

Ippecacuanha, 21

Itch, 25, 36, 102

Jacob’s Ladder, 18

Jaundice, 12, 23, 24, 32, 33, 36, 102

Joints, Swelling of, 69

DoWeak, 77

Kidneys, 19, 21, 23, 31, 32, 125

King’s Evil, 24, 70, 86

Lavender, 88

Laxative, 19

Leek, Garden, 18

Legs, pain in, 81

Lilly, Pond, 33

Lobelia, 21

Lockjaw, 41

Lime Water, 63

Liver, Derangements of, 20

DoInflammation of, 48

Doto Strengthen, 93

Dothe, 123, 161

Lumbago, 110

Lungs, Soreness of, 24, 30

Madder, 33

Maiden Hair, 22

Malefern, 35

Mandrake Powders, 49

Marks on Children, 84

Marsh Mallow, 30

Marsh Rose Moss, 19

Mallows, 43

Masterwort, 19

Mastication, 161

Masturbation, 133

Mayweed, 27

Measures, 50

Medicamentum, Young’s, 90

Melancholy, 32

Menses, Obstructed, 36

DoSuppression of, 13, 17, 47

Menstrual Discharge, 19

Mercury to cleanse from the blood, 101

Milk, or Silk Weed, 26

Monthly Courses, 23, 24

Mortification, 19, 80

Moss, Ground, 45

Mouth, the, 160

Mucous, Cold, 17

Mustard Seed, black and white, 17

Narcotic, 22

Nervine, 30, 32

Nervous Fevers, 15, 17

Nerve Ointment, 42, 91

Nettles, 28, 44

Nipples, Sore, 62

Nose, bleeding at the, 49

Oak, white, black and yellow, 31

Oats, 31

Ointment, Rheumatic, 45

DoVegetable, 50, 56, 102

DoUniversal, 92

Ointments, 222

Opodeldoc, 81

Opium, 153

Opthalmia, 13

Ovaries, affections of, 28

Dothe, 127

Pæonie, Garden, 40

Pain in the Side, 23

Pains, Bathing for, 64, 98

Parsley, 32

Peach Leaves, (for Cough), 11

Pectoral, 22, 28

Pennyroyal, 13

Perspiration, 18, 19, 28

Peruvian Bark, (See White Oak), 31

Physic, Family, 52, 70

Phlegm, 21

Phlegmatic Temperament, 27, 28

Phthisic, 21, 25, 41, 81

Physiology, 115

Pigeon Berry, 29

Piles, 24, 63, 79

Pillwort, 24

Pills, Antibillious, 49, 52, 96

DoFamily, 108

Plaster, 46, 83, 85

Pleurisy, 31, 103, 105

Poisonous Bites, 66

Poplar Bark, 20

Polypus, 58, 65

Poultice, 34, 77

Poke Root, 29

Powders, Mandrake, 49, 51

DoCompound, 81

DoSoda, 81

Pregnancy, 107

Prickly Ash, 12, 34

Prolapsus Uteri, 99

Prejudice, 145

Properties Explained, 223

Purge, 16, 25, 33, 39

Queen of the Meadow, 21

Raspberry, red, 22

Relax, 45, 51

Doin Children, 59

Relaxation of the Solids, 84

Remittent Fever, 15

Rheumatism, 12, 13, 26, 27, 33, 36, 43, 46, 69, 76, 78, 80, 94

DoChronic, 94

DoInflammatory, 29

DoOutward application for, 24

Rheumatic Powders, 59

Rheumatism, its causes, 149

Rickets, 28, 78, 110

Roots and Herbs, how to collect and Preserve, 135

Rose, 13

Ruptures, 36, 97, 100

Salts, Volatile, 64

Salt Rheum, 46, 54, 75, 82, 106

Salve, 42, 59, 68, 96

Sassafras Bark, 26

Sarsaparilla Root, 27

DoSyrup, 88

Scald Head, 54, 62

Scitica, 52

Scoke Root, 30

Scrofula, 26, 27, 30, 33, 35

Scrofulous Sores, 96, 99, 111

Senna, 38

Side, Stitch in, 28

Single-celled Berry, 14

Sinews, Shrunk, 23, 25

Small Pox, 104

Snake Root, black, 19

Dodo Canada, 27

Snake Weed, 29

Soap Oil, 96

Sudorific 27, 28, 90

Sore Mouth, 22, 29

DoEyes, 23

Sores, all kinds, 23, 24, 25, 33, 56, 92, 93

Sorrel Extract, 93

Southern Wood, or Old Man, 17

Spasmodic Affections, 18

Spasms, 49

Spearmint, 19

Spikenard, 34

Sprains and Bruises, 47, 90, 94

Strengthening, 31, 86

Stimulant, 17, 26, 27, 28, 32

Stimulating Embrocation, 80

Stomach, Complaints of, 32

DoSickness of, 13, 68

DoSoreness of, 24, 39, 41, 49, 82

DoSour, 50

DoTincture, 63

DoThe, 160

DoWeak, 85

Stone Root, 32

St. Anthony’s Fire, 93, 109

Succory, 19

Summer Savory, 12

Sweat, 24

Sweet Fern, 28, 35

Swellings, 23, 25, 36, 68, 72, 73, 87, 91

Synonyms, 211

Syrup, Alterative, 65

DoCleansing and Strengthening, 60

DoFlax Seed, 84

Tamarack, 34

Tar Syrup, 97

Tar Water, 60

Teeth, Aching or Decaying, 25

DoInsensible to pain, 64

Testicles, Rupture of, 100

Thoroughwort, (Fevers), 11, 44

Throat, Sore, 41, 109

Tincture, Dewey’s, 80

Tonic, 20, 32, 91

Toothache, 12, 13, 24, 47, 64

Tooth Powder, 91

Thistle, Canada, 44

Tumors, 35

Turnip, Indian, 28, 95, 97

Typhus Fever, 15

Ulcers, 23, 28, 30, 36, 63, 68, 73, 77, 92, 99

Unicorn Root, 29

Urinary Organs, diseases of, 18

Urine, Flow of, 19, 32, 37

DoIncontinency of, 48

DoRegulator of, 21, 31

DoRetention of, 18, 25, 24, 28

Uva Ursa Leaves, 19

Venereal Disease, 27

Vervain, 20

Virgin’s Bower, 26

Viscera, Obstruction of, 20

DoSecretions of, 31

Vomit, 33

Vomiting, 48

Vermifuge, 22, 26, 35

Wash, 31

Water Fennel, 30

Water Trefoil, 33

Waters, Double-distilled, 222

Weakness, 35, 99, 103

Whites, 36, 37

Whooping Cough, 75, 104

Wind, 23

Wine, Currant, 88

DoElder, 91

Wintergreen, 13

Witlows, 57

Womb, and Appendages, 126

DoDiseases of, 129

DoDerangement of, 35

DoFalling of, 22, 28

Worms, 12, 17, 32, 35, 41, 43, 64, 74, 101

Wormwood, 32

ERRATA.—The two line paragraph near top of page 17, should follow the fourth paragraph on page 16,—“for children, in coughs and costiveness, &c.,” should be followed by “the above is also very good for children, &c.”

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