The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-18
= The feares erere for the healing Of the nations
A Vnluab e Medical Herb.

The leares ,cere for the healing fthe n0tions.'
Vn]unb Medical Herb.
By R. V. PIERCE, NJ. D., of the WORLDS
DlsrENsARY, Buffalo, N. Y.
Smart Weed, sometimes called Water
PEPPER, but known by Botanists as Polygonuna
and modest little plant found growing in
bitches, low grounds, among rubbish and
about brooks and watcr-courses, towering in
| August and September. In many sections Of
this country it is a dcservcdly highly cs-
teemcd family remedy. The Indians also
various diseases. But neither the Indians
nor the whites learned one-tcnth Of the value
OF this modest little weed, as they had no
method Of extracting its virtues without the
application of heat, which destroys most of
its properties, and usually made il tea from
the dried herb that had been kept on hand
for long time until it had lost most Of it's
medical properties No educated Chemist
had ever tried to make an analysis Of the
plant and produce an extract from it upon
scientific principles by a cold process until l.,
having become convinced of the wonderful
medical virtues of this little weed, investigated
its properties and made an extract from the
fresh herb 10y a cold proccss-using no heat at
all, but bringing out its juices, oils and VIOLA
tile properties complete and unimpaired If
this remedy had heretofore been valuable when
prepared in the most crude manner, from the
IT,.
that destroyed so much of its virtues, | real
soncd that it must, when properly prepared
by a cold process and from the frcshly-dried
herb, prove wonderfully ctficacious and po-
tent remedy for human suffering. And can
assure the people, upon my honor as pro-
lessional man, that in its use, since thus pre-
pairing 1t, my most sangllinc expectations have
been more than realized. have found it to
contain medicinal properties which sleeping
Ill water could not bring out at all, as they are
rcsinous principles. With my Extract, CON
tanning all these medical properties unim-
paired, have been enabled to produce most
astonishing remedial effects. By much study,
large experience in prescribing this and other
medicines, and very close observation, l have
been enabled to compound and combine with
the simple Extract of Smart Weed extracts of
other medicinal herbs and roots that greatly
improve its power and usefulness both as an
internal and external rcmcd y--hcsidcs they so
flavor and modify it as to remove its punyent,
snarty taste and render it a pleasant remedy
for both udultS und children. The greatest diff
ticulty that experience III the way of intro
ducinY this most valuable remedy to the pub
lie is the fact that Smart Weed is such com
mon and unprctcndmg looking little herb
that people are apt to think that it cannot
possess any great or valuable medical prop
critics. Had prepared my Extract of Smart
Weed put it up and labeled it with some
great name, and told the people that the herbs
OF which it was composed were collected in
Africa by the Arabs, carried across the
Saharah Desert on the backs of canlels, and
brought across the Atlantic Ocean for nv
special use, and that it's ingredients were
therefore very expensive, l have no doubt that
some would have been thereby inspired with
greater confidence in it. But prefer to deal
honestly with the people and tell them that
the chief ingredient Of my Compound Extract
is the modest little plant seen growing ly the
roadside in all parts Of North America, and
known ais Smart-Wccd. / believe that God
has caused to grow, in each climate and re-
glon, those medicinal plants best calculated
for the cure of the diseases that prevail in the
| lOund-tlat "thc leaves were for the healing
of the nations" and that the fewer far-fctched
remedies VIC employ the better, if We would
| thoroughly Investigate and understand those
VIC have at home So far as Smart-W Weed has
been employed by the medical profession it
has won golden opinions, notwithstanding
the fact that heretofore they have had
onl y a very imperfect preparation Of it to
extracting its properties. A celebrated
medical author says: "a friend of ours
had an only child dangerously ill with Sum-
variety Of the usual means for relief, but
al appeared unavailing. The child was
finally given Smart Weed and it was
entirely successful. 1t arrested the vom-
! ting and purging in a short time and
without the aid of other medicine entirely re-
! stored the little patient" As il remedy for
Dyscntcry Tor Bloody Flux) l have never
seen my extract of Smart Weed cqualcd, vet
| have used all the most modern and i'm
proved medicines usually employed in that
disease. The Smart Weed is rendered still
| more ctficaci0us in all Bowel Complaints,
Cramps and Pains in the Stomach by reason
OF the Jamaica Ginger which with other
valuable ingredients, is compounded with the
Smart Weed in making my EXtract-hcncc
the name Compound Extract of Smart Weed
The Ginger and other ingredients not only
add greatly to the value Of the Smart Weed
us remedy for internal administration and
render it more pleasant to take by impartiny
an agreeable flavor to it, but also enhance its
value as an external application. In all cases
OF Diarrhca, whether acute or chronic, in
young or old, as well as in cholera and
Cholera lnfantuln the symptoms of which
are severe vomiting and purging feeble pulse,
with cold or clammy skin, my Extract of
Smart Weed will give almost Immediate re-
lief and speedily effect cure. All authors
writing upon Snart-W speak particularly
about dose of it producing warmth and
peculiar tinSling sensation throughout the
system. This is especially the case when my
Extract is given, and indicates perfect
arousng of the whole system, as if from
maction and sleep, and resembles a shock
of electricity, only that it is more lasting in
effect. The whole system and its various
functions are aroused to perform their normal
| functions by it's electrical effect upon the
nervous system. Hence, too, its great and