CHAP. 99. (27.)—FOUR REMEDIES DERIVED FROM THE VINCAPERVINCA.
The vincapervinca, [Note] too, or chamædaphne, [Note] is dried and
pounded, and given to dropsical patients in water, in doses of
one spoonful; a method of treatment which speedily draws off
the water. A decoction of it, in ashes, with a sprinkling of
wine, has the effect of drying tumours: the juice, too, is employed as a remedy for diseases of the ears. Applied to the
regions of the stomach, this plant is said to be remarkably
good for diarrhœa.
