t of water and three quarts of spirits; let stand for twelve
days, and then turn off the liquid. This makes a tincture. To make
decoction use one ounce of plant to a pint of boiling water and boil.

Diseases, Dose, etc.--Take one to two ounces of the decoction three or
four times a day; fluid extract can be bought, dose fifteen drops four
times daily. Dose of tincture, one-half to one teaspoonful.

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PUMPKIN. Cucurbita Pepo.

Internally, used for.--For tape worm and for urinary troubles, suppressed
or retained urine.

Gather.--When ripe.

Grows (where).--Common.

Prepared (how).--A tea can be made of the seeds, or an oil gathered from
them.

Diseases, Dose, etc.--A tea strong or weak as the age and case demand, may
be given freely and is very effective. Do not bruise the seeds, as the
virtue resides in the covering. An oil can be gathered from the seeds and
is good for same purpose. Dose.--Six to twelve drops several times daily
or three drops every two hours. For Tape worm, see article on another
page. If it is best to take it as an emulsion get druggist to make it.
Taken at night with fasting. In the morning take dose of salts. Watermelon
seed tea is also good for kidney trouble.

QUEEN OF THE MEADOW. Purple Boneset. Gravel Root. Trumpet Weed. Joe-Pye
Weed. Eupatorium Purpureum.

Internally, used for.--Gravel stone in the bladder, kidney or stone colic,
or other urinary troubles.

Part used.--The herb.

Gather.--Autumn.

Flowers (when).--August to November.

Grows (where).--In wet places in United States.

Prepared (how).--Fluid extract; or an infusion, one ounce of the dried
leaves or plant in a quart of boiling water and steep.

Diseases, Dose, etc.--Half teacupful of the infusion may be taken every
hour or two as hot as possible. This is a splendid remedy. Drug stores
keep the fluid extract, which can be bought and given in doses of fifteen
to thirty drops every three or four hours. Some claim it relieves the pain
in the kidney stone colic; the Indians used it for that purpose.

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QUEEN'S ROOT. Queen's Delight. Yaw Root. Cock-up-Hat. Stillingia Sylvatica.

Internally, used for.--Secondary syphilis, scrofula, chronic skin
diseases.

Part used.--The root.

Gather.--Autumn.

Flowers (when).--April to July.

Grows (where).--In United States, etc.

Prepared (how).--An infusion of the fresh root, or use the tincture or
fluid extract. One ou