CHAP. 19.—ELECAMPANE: ELEVEN REMEDIES.
Elecampane, [Note] too, chewed fasting, has the effect of
strengthening the teeth, if, from the moment that it is plucked, it is
not allowed to touch the ground: a confection of it is a cure
for cough. The juice of the root boiled is an expellent of intestinal
tapeworm; and dried in the shade and reduced to
powder, the root [Note] is curative in cases of cough, convulsions,
flatulency, and affections of the trachea. It is useful too, for
the bites of venomous animals; and the leaves steeped in wine
are applied topically for pains in the loins.
