indigestion, dyspepsia and Liver complaints of every degree. A more valuable plant is not found within the whole range of the Herbal Pharmacopoeia.”
BLUE VERVAIN Verbena hastata, L.( U. S. Agricultural Department, Appalachia, 1971)
It is also an antidote to Poke( Phytolacca decandra). Dose: 2 teaspoonfuls of the herb to 1 pint of boiling water. Drink cold 2 or 3 teaspoonfuls six times a day. Of the tincture, 10 – 20 min. Homoeopathic Clinical: Tincture of entire fresh plant— Ague( chronic), Epilepsy, Rhus poisoning.
BONESET Eupatorium perfoliatum, L.( N. O.: Compositae)
Common Names: Boneset, Thoroughwort, Indian Sage, Ague Weed. Features: Boneset grows plentifully in all parts of the United States, in low, moist and damp lands, reaching heights of from 2 – 5 ft. The stem has the appearance of penetrating the leaves through the centre and standing them out crosswise. Flowering in August and September, the large bushy white flowers top the lavish green plant. It has a feeble odour, with a bitter taste. Medicinal Parts: Tops and leaves. Solvents: Alcohol, water. Bodily Influence: Stimulant, Tonic, Diaphoretic, Emetic, Aperient, Antispasmodic. Uses: As is true of other plants, Boneset is dual in action, depending on how it is administered, when cold a tonic, when warm emetic diaphoretic. As a tonic it is very useful in remittent fever, intermittent and typhoid fevers, dyspepsia and general debility. Give the infusion as hot as can be comfortably swallowed, this including profuse perspiration and sooner or later evacuation of the bowels.