The Herbal:
Chickweed
Daisies
Horehound
Lavender
Life Everlasting
Mullein
Red Clover
Roses
Rosehips
Rosemary
Sage
St. John's Wort
Tansy
Thyme
Violets
Woodruff
Yarrow
Medicinal Action and Uses: Aromatic, astringent, resolvent, expectorant and nervine.
Used in all pulmonary complaints, bladder troubles, in suppression of urine, dysentery, worms, diarrhoea, hysteria and nervous depression, haemoptysis and other haemorrhages and jaundice. For children troubled with incontinence of urine at night an infusion or tea given before retiring will be found effectual; it is also useful in pulmonary consumption, chronic catarrh of the lungs, bowels or urinary passages. Externally for fomentations to dispel hard tumours, caked breasts, ecchymosis, etc.
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