For Influenza
Take one ounce of Cinnamon, half ounce of Cloves, half ounce of Hemlock bark, half ounce of Gum Arabic, mix all together in one quart of boiling water, take half a teacupful three or four times an hour, till you are in a profuse sweat, the take less as the occasion requires. Make mucilage of Elm or Blue Flag, and drink plentifully, also sweat the throat with Sage and Hops, bathe the feet in Saleratus and Vinegar and keep warm. This is a good recipe and seldom fails.
For Coughs
Take one ounce of Meadow Cabbage, one ounce Lobelia, half ounce of Indian Turnip, one fourth ounce of Blood Root, a handful of Horehound, one fourth ounce of Elecampane, and the weight of the whole purified Honey, pulverize the ingredients and mix them up, and let the patient take what the stomach will bear, till well.
For Fever
First take an emetic of Lobelia, accompanied with stimulants so as to cause free perspiration, then relieve the bowels with some mild physic, Bitterroot is as good as any, this is the small milkweed, take one tablespoonful of the powdered root in a little water, and repeat as often as necessary until the evacuations are healthy. If the fever is not entirely broke, you must repeat the above; then make some bitters with Yellow Poplar, Balmony, and Black Cherry Bark, in wine or gin; this is the best way to cure fevers, as it neither needs to the lancet, nor Calomel; and is perfectly safe.
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DeAnne Meredith Zelenkov
Has anyone gone to the link & tried to read all 150? After the first 30 or so it links to another site (Indian Creek Tribe) and I haven’t found the rest of the information there yet. Wondering if anyone else has.