The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-14
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OBSERVATIONS,

OBSERVATIONS,
ON THE USE OF THE EARx, OR rnE ROOT OF THE
LIRIODENDRUDf TULIfIFERA,
Or Poplar Tree, communicated in a letter, dated
November IS, 1892, to his E=celleney DR. TO-
snuA CLAYTON, Governor of the State oil Della
ware, by DR.. 7. 7. You've, of Philadelphia.
The Li,iolsrdras T4Et;fcra, Tulip or Poplar
Tree, grows throughout the United States of North
America; there two kinds commonly called the
white and the yellow the wood Of the white is hard,
tough and weighty that of the yellow foft and
brittle the former is found in high, the latter in
low Gtuatiors. The beh time to procure the bark
for medical purpofes in the month of February,
fhe Zap at this time being confined TO The root
OF the tree, than other part, ncreaiss its vr
tues in grea, degree. 1t poilees the qualities of
aroma,ick, bitter and an ailrngeut; the bitter
quality is greater the anringent els, than in the Pc
ruviaR Bark. Il kewife poGenes aroma,ck acrif-
mony; hence infer, 1t is highly antiisPtiek, and
powerfully tonck. The aroma appears to reiide in
terebnthinat fubftanee, which by hnnulatng the
inteftines cau(es it operate gentle cathartiok.
In 4 number of cafes found the 0oruach would not
bear the bark in iublance until few drors of laud
anum added to each doie. have prefcribed
the Poplar Bark in variety az cafes of the ntera,it
tent fevers and declare. from experience, isl
qualy efcacious with the Peruvian, if properly ad.
numbered in the intcrmiiion, and provided Eme
tick has been given clear the frt paidges OF bile
or any accidental erudi;ies In the RENTING fever,
Fhave uled it with the fame iuecefs as in the inter-
n,ittcnt; in cafe attended with quick weak
Pul!e, foul Parohed tongue, and flick itomaeh, adj
niinitlered this remedy for three days; but
having ufed all had in the houfe, was obliged to
have refouree to the Peruvian Bark, which was gil
with little efetf, but continued until obtained
(refh fuPpIy of the Poplar, which complicated the
cure Of my patient. In inammatory diieales, where
the phlogiHick diahec' is not prefen;, and where
deficiency Of action in the arteral fyGer has taken
place. this Bark is of erviee, By giving the
houaeh and vigor 70 the whole body have pre-
fcribed it in the Pneumonia Notha, with the mon
happy effects, having previouny made ufe of evacu
ants. In the Scaratina Anginola, have alto ufed
1t, after fubdung the uaamma,ory aaien Of the fyf
ten, have experienced lis utility in cafe of pafve
hamorthagy in MAI maker. In the Phthisis Pull
nronals attended with hectick fever, night fweats &
Diarrh&a, when combined with Laudauun,, it has
frequently abated theie alarming and troublefome
symptoms ] effe6tually cured Mr.. Killer, so
years of age, who ahl,aed with Katarrh and
Dypeptck fymtoms for 5years, which bafled the at.
tempts ofmany phyiicans and the mott celebrated
medies by perievering in the ufe of tie Poplar Bark
for two weeks can ailert from experience, there
is not in all the Materia Mediea, certain, pee
dy and effettual remedy in the Hyilera, than the
Poplar Bark combined with fnall quantity of Iaud-
mum. l have uled no remedy in the Cholera Infan-
tum but the Poplar, after tleanhng the Primo Va,
for thefe two years.
I,appears to be an excellen, vernfuge / have
never known i, fail in Jingle cafe of worms, which
has under my oblervaten preferibed it to
child of this city, when convuGons had taken place
After taking few dofes, feveral hundreds of dead
Aicarides discharged with the Goods. In Vir-
GINA it is given hories who affected with the
bots
With refpea to the Pharmaceutical treatment of
the Poplar Bark, ihall fay nothing; the dofe of
the powder to adult, is from :crupe to two
drachms it may likewire be ufrd in extract, in 4
fpirous tin6fure in infution or in decotton, but
its virtues always greateR, VIXEN given in fub-
hance.
Thus Sir, have given you general account Of
the virtues of the Liriodendrum Tuliplera would
have added the PARTICULARS of every cafe bu, do not
win to treipafs on your time, devoted more n,-
portanr purpoies.
One more obfervation fall add fhould general
ul of this Bark take place, iuAead Of the Peruvian it
it would have tendency render the citizens of a
merica lefs tributary foreign nations, houfands
Of dollars fent OF this country annually for the
latter article; bencet becomes the policy of our f.
naneiers take fuch meafures would have teR-
dency to increale the confumption and extend the
ufe Of the indigenous productions OF America, not
only in medicine but the arts.