Syrups, to make.—­After preparing the substance for a tea boil for some time, then add considerable sugar and stir until all is nicely dissolved.  To each pint of this syrup add one ounce of glycerin and seal up in bottles or cans as you would fruit.

Tincture, to make.—­Take one ounce of the powdered herb and add 4 ounces of water and 12 ounces of alcohol, let stand for two weeks.  A dram of glycerin may be added.  After standing for two weeks pour off liquid and bottle for use.  If it is necessary for you to use a tincture we would advise that you buy it at a drug store, as it is not often made properly at home.  The above is a safe method for making a tincture and would not be especially strong.  Should the herb used have a very weak medicinal power one to four ounces of the herb may be used for the above amount of water and alcohol.

Alder, spotted.—­Snapping Hazelnut.  Winterbloom.  Witch Hazel.  Hamamelis.

Internally used for.—­Falling of the womb, sore mouth, falling of the bowel, piles, bleeding diarrhea.

Externally used for.—­Sore eyes, ulcers, sores, enlarged veins, sprains, bruises and ivy poisoning.

Part used.—­Leaves and fresh bark.

Gather.—­In the fall.

Flowers (when).—­From September to November.

Grows (where).—­In all sections of the United States, especially in damp woods.

Prepared (how).—­As a poultice, ointment, decoction.  Make a decoction by using one and one-half ounces of the fresh bark or leaves, boiled in a pint of water.  The medicine can be bought at any drug store.

Diseases, Dose, etc.—­For sore mouth, throat, leucorrhea, falling of the womb and bowel, use the decoction strong locally.  It should not cause any pain.  For falling bowel, use a full strength injection and apply locally with cloths on the sore bowels.  Used locally for bleeding from the nose or from pulling teeth.  For piles, an ointment can be made by using strong decoction and cosmaline mixed.  Apply decoction locally on varicose veins or varicose ulcers.  It is often used in the form of “Pond’s Extract.”  For diarrhea one to three ounces every three hours.  Good also applied locally for burns, old sores, eczema, ivy poisoning, bruises.

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Balmony.  Snakehead.  Fish Mouth.  Turtlebloom.  Bitter Herb.  Salt Rheum Weed. 
Chelone Glabra.

Internally used for.—­Dyspepsia, weak digestive organs, jaundice.

Part used.—­Leaves are best for medical use.

Gather.—­In the fall.

Flowers (when).—­From July to late Autumn.

Grows (where).—­Found in the United States in wet grounds.

Prepared (how).—­Leaves made into a powder or tea.  One ounce of the leaves to a pint of boiling water to make the tea.  Let steep.

Diseases, Dose, etc.—­Dose of the powder, for above-named diseases, one-half to one even teaspoonful, four times a day.  Dose of the tea for the above diseases, one to two ounces three or four times a day.  The tea is the best to use.  Gentian can be added to this remedy, if desired, when a more active bitter tonic is wanted.  Use same amount of each and make into a tea.  Dose of combination, one to two ounces before meals.