Sarsaparilla
Categories: TermsTropical American plants, genus Smilax, with fragrant roots used as a
flavoring. Dried roots of any of these plants. Sweet soft drink flavored
with these roots.
savin
Evergreen Eurasian shrub (Juniperus sabina) with brownish-blue
seed-bearing cones and young shoots that yield an oil formerly used
medicinally.
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Sodium or potassium bicarbonate used as a leavening agent; baking soda. ... Salicylate
Salt or ester of salicylic acid. ... Salicylic Acid
White crystalline acid, C6H4(OH)(COOH), used to make aspirin and to treat skin conditions such as eczema. salol White crystalline powder, C13H10O3, derived from salicylic acid and used in plastics, suntan oils, analgesics and antipyretics. ... SALPINGITIS. Inflammation of the Fallopian Tubes
It may be either acute or chronic in character. Condition. The tissues of the tubes become swollen when the inflammation runs into the pus stage; the finger-shaped end (outer end) is usually closed by adhesions, the pus accumulates in the tube and we... SALT (Sodium Chloride)
This common household article is used in a great many different ways. In cooking it is used to season foods. The absence of salt gives rise to a bad state of the system, with the formation of intestinal worms. If used too freely, it produces in some per... Salt Rheum
Popular name in the United States, for skin eruptions, such as eczema. Eczema; inflammatory skin disease, indicated by redness and itching, eruption of small vesicles, and discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin... Salt Rheum, a Well-Tried Remedy for
"Teaspoonful of red precipitate to two tablespoonfuls of lard. Anoint the parts affected." This recipe has been used by my mother and myself and proved effectual. ... Saltpetre (potassium Nitrate, Saltpeter, Niter, Nitre)
(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer, explosive and a diuretic. ... SALTPETRE. Symptoms
Intense inflammation of the stomach and bowels, often with bloody vomiting and purging; lips and tongue swollen; violent difficulty in breathing; characteristic odor. Antidotes. Lemon juice and water, vinegar and water half and half. Treatment. Mil... SALVE FOR BOILS AND OLD SORES
Rosin 1 ounce Beeswax 1 ounce Mutton Tallow 4 ounces Copper Acetate 1 dram Melt the rosin, tallow and wax together, then add the copper acetate, stir until cool. The above amount would cost about 5... Sanguinaria
Rhizome (horizontal, underground stem) and roots of the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) used formerly as an expectorant and emetic. ... Santonin
Colorless crystalline compound, C15H18O3, wormwood, especially santonica; used to expel or destroy parasitic intestinal worms. ... SANTONIN. Symptoms
Object looks blue, then yellow, ringing ears, dizziness. Treatment. Emetics such as warm mustard water, warm salt water, goose grease, lard, etc.; stimulants, brandy, strong coffee. ... Sarcoma and Cancer are rare.
Symptoms. The most of the growths start in the membranes of the brain, and by compressing a certain part of the brain they produce their special symptoms such as headache, vomiting, inflammation of the nerves of the eye, double vision, blindness, th... Sarsaparilla
Tropical American plants, genus Smilax, with fragrant roots used as a flavoring. Dried roots of any of these plants. Sweet soft drink flavored with these roots. savin Evergreen Eurasian shrub (Juniperus sabina) with brownish-blue seed-be... SAUL'S CATARRH REMEDY
Tincture of Benzoin Compound 1 ounce Tincture of Tolu 1 ounce Chloroform 1/2 dram Sulphuric Ether 1/2 dram Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia 4 drams Oil of Tar ... SCALD HEAD
Acidi Boracici 2 drams Salol 2 drams Balsam Peru 1 dram Carbolic Acid 20 drops Vaselin 1 ounce Lanoline 2 ounces Mix. This is excellent. First wash the head thoroughly with castile s... SCARLET FEVER
Belladonna 3X dil. Put ten drops in a glass half full of water and give two teaspoonfuls every two hours for usual kind. Apis Mel. 2X trit. (tablet form). One to two every three hours when the kidneys secrete less and there is some dropsy. ... SCARLET FEVER. (Scarlatina)
Comes on suddenly with loss of appetite, headache, sick stomach, perhaps vomiting, high fever, sore throat, vomiting may persist. The tongue is coated, edges are red; later it is red and rough; the so-called strawberry tongue. Usually within twenty-four... SCARLET FEVER. Definition
Scarlet fever is an acute infectious disease, with a characteristic eruption. Modes of Conveying. The nearer a person is to a patient the more likely one is to take or convey the disease. Clothing, bedding, etc., may retain the poison for months. Sca... Schaefer Method of Effecting Artificial Respiration In Case of Drowning
After an investigation and comparison of the different methods of artificial respiration, Schaefer suggests one which is by far the simplest and easiest and at the same time one of the most effective and least injurious to the patient. In describing i... SCIATICA
This is as a rule a neuritis of the sciatic nerve or of its cords of origin. It is characterized by pain chiefly along the course of the sciatic nerve. Causes. It occurs most commonly in adult males. The person may have a history of rheumatism or gou... SCIATICA
Rhus tox 6X trit. (tablet form). Pains better on motion, must move. Bryonia 2X dil. must keep quiet. Arsenicum 3X trit. (tablet form) restless, burning, shooting pains. ... SCROFULA
Iodide Potash 192 grains Fluid Extract Queen's Root 1 ounce Fluid Extract Prickly Ash Bark 1/2 ounce Fluid Extract Yellow Dock 1 ounce Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla 8 ounces Mix. Do... Scrofula (struma)
A form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes, especially of the neck. Common in children. Spread by unpasteurized milk from infected cows. scurf Scaly or shredded dry skin, such as dandruff. ... Scrofulous Difficulties, a Good Remedy for
"A tea made of ripe dried whortleberries and drank in place of water is an excellent remedy." ... Scurvy
Disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C (citrus fruit; oranges, limes,..); causes spongy and bleeding gums, bleeding under the skin, and extreme weakness. ... SCURVY
Carbo Veg. 3X trit. (tablet form). Mercurius 3X tablet. ...