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Name: Description: Madder A genus of herbaceous perennial plants, consisting of nine species. The roots of the Common or Wild Madder is a detergent or aperient used to treat visceral obstructions, especially of the uterus, coagulations of the blood caused by falls or bruises, dropsy and rickets. Magnesia Various compounds of Magnesia, often magnesia alba - calcined magnesia. Melampodium A genus of flowering plants which includes the black hellebore. Used primarily as an anthelmintic medicine. Mentha A genus of perennial herbs. Is a stomachic. Used to cure impaired appetite, flatulence, colics, nausea and vomiting. Mephitic water A noxious vapour or fume produced when water is mixed with sulphur. Mercury Also known as argentium vivum, quicksilver, including corrosive sublimate, hydragyrom; hyrdrargyrum; mercuric precipitate, red precipitate, white precipitate; 'common blue pill'. Widely employed (liquid) metal. Mesembryanthemum A genus of flowering plants. Mezereon The toxic bush daphne mezereum. Mezereon bark is the dried bark of the plant, used chiefly in ointments to treat chronic ulcers. Milk ADD DESCRIPTION Mimosoideae A family of trees, herbs and shrubs that mostly grow in tropical and subtropical climates. Mineral water See entry for chalybeate. Mistura Oleosa A demulcent, often used to relieve coughing. Monogynia The Linnaean order of plants which only have a pistil, the female reproductive organ. Muriated Barytes A tonic used to treat scrofula and cutaneous diseases and to increase stool, urine and perspiration. Musk A reddish brown substance with a strong, persistent odour secreted by a gland of the male musk deer. Mustard The seed of the common mustard plant. Mixed with water and used as an emetic. Complaints treated with this item included asthma, chronic rheumatism and palsy. Myrrh Resin extracted from commiphora abyssinica. Myrrh was used as an astringent and expectorant, most often prescribed to rid the lungs of mucus or pus.
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- Madder
A genus of herbaceous perennial plants, consisting of nine species. The roots of the Common or Wild Madder is a detergent or aperient used to treat visceral obstructions, especially of the uterus, coagulations of the blood caused by falls or bruises, dropsy and rickets.
- Magnesia
Various compounds of Magnesia, often magnesia alba - calcined magnesia.
- Melampodium
A genus of flowering plants which includes the black hellebore. Used primarily as an anthelmintic medicine.
- Mentha
A genus of perennial herbs. Is a stomachic. Used to cure impaired appetite, flatulence, colics, nausea and vomiting.
- Mephitic water
A noxious vapour or fume produced when water is mixed with sulphur.
- Mercury
Also known as argentium vivum, quicksilver, including corrosive sublimate, hydragyrom; hyrdrargyrum; mercuric precipitate, red precipitate, white precipitate; 'common blue pill'. Widely employed (liquid) metal.
- Mesembryanthemum
A genus of flowering plants.
- Mezereon
The toxic bush daphne mezereum. Mezereon bark is the dried bark of the plant, used chiefly in ointments to treat chronic ulcers.
- Milk
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- Mimosoideae
A family of trees, herbs and shrubs that mostly grow in tropical and subtropical climates.
- Mineral water
See entry for chalybeate.
- Mistura Oleosa
A demulcent, often used to relieve coughing.
- Monogynia
The Linnaean order of plants which only have a pistil, the female reproductive organ.
- Muriated Barytes
A tonic used to treat scrofula and cutaneous diseases and to increase stool, urine and perspiration.
- Musk
A reddish brown substance with a strong, persistent odour secreted by a gland of the male musk deer.
- Mustard
The seed of the common mustard plant. Mixed with water and used as an emetic. Complaints treated with this item included asthma, chronic rheumatism and palsy.
- Myrrh
Resin extracted from commiphora abyssinica. Myrrh was used as an astringent and expectorant, most often prescribed to rid the lungs of mucus or pus.
- Madder
