Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-07-07
Nh a ~ . f AK E,
Its uses as u Medicine in Dis.
eases of the Liver, StU,narh
and Bowels.

! Mandrake Wa, first used by The Indians, IN
II crude state, hut t., n in their han,l, per.
| lnrmrd SUCH wonderful cures that il attracted
the attention al hI-iciar,, more especially
~ il WIS found 10 prudacc NJ, the .noa results
oi mercury, without any of the DANCE, a
trndin.; the list Of this mineral poison.
! S,rtc its inti nluctiun To the medical woi Ill.
y has almost entirely taken tn. place OF mcr-
'urial preparations in di-vn>ri iuG which ucr-
| Culy WAS formerly ascl
! Mandrake is found throughout the init. Il
States i'll low. shady situations. II bears lis
! flowers in May or June, and MIXTURES lis fruit
in Stptrnbtro or October. Its more common
in the Western and Middle States than in New
England or the South The ROOT only is used
as 1t medicine, the proper time for gather il z
being the early pat Of Nuysmbcr, s,.on aft r
the rii'cninS OF the fruit. 1t sEoI!d :,rvcr t
used when freshly gathered, and even when
dry il will sometimes cause severe pains TN
less combined with other medicines
We arn the reader 10 carefully perusc the
following opinions Of two eminent physicians
"h The great curative properties of Mandrake
Prof. John King, VI. d.. says in The .in,e.ii
! cds iiqrnsa;o.J: AS atc ,',struent il is one Of
the most valuable i'll our maieria medica, act
ing through aud upon all the tissues of the
system. In bilious and typhoid iebrie dis.
eases 1t IL very valuable us IL cUthartie, often
breaking up the disease at once
Ia Chronic HrputiiiS tI.ivcr ColnplaiI,i)
there Is not lis superior in tie whole range of
nptiiri.,..s l..i.r
rurial agents, aruu,in% the liver 10 healthy
action. Increasing the dow of bile, ana keep
Ing up these actions lJngcr than any other
! agent with which We are acquainted. In con
Stlration il acts on the bowels without dis pos.
ing them Ia subsequent costiNenrss.
As cholasosue cathartic it probably has
no equal. II produces 4 specific action on the
liver, ar"nsins il t" action and producing tree
bilious excavations. In bilious fevrrs, either
rrmi,trn' or Intermittent, us well As acute dis
ease Of the liver, or bilious pneumonia, it rot
unirrVu"ntiy arrests the disease at the first
prescription, or il So far muGitrs the attack
mat the case becomes mid and manageable
In chronic Hepntic arrangement oliver Com.
paint with Dyspepsia, il l. Il most valuable,
remedy. lis range of application is pcrhap,
more extensive than any other catliartic med.
iclne. and while in any and every case il will
do all the good that i, claimed for mercury il
Is entirely flee from any OF the objections To-
that article"
The late Professor T. V. Morrow SAYS.
" Perhaps no medicine has been introduced 10
the medical profession Tor The last one hun
died years which promises to be of So much
Value ~ Pod"phylln tMandrakel Anrxuvr
fence somewhat extensive in the Use of this
agent IN the treatment of Il great variety of
eases q! disease, has fully convinced me of lis
immense value Is remedial agent especially
as pnrGaiiVr and alternative Il operates
with energy and efficiency, without harShncss.
leaving the bowels III gentle lax condition
Tor two or three Gays after its operation With
one single dose of this medicine | have fire..
Iurntly arrested severe attack Of bilious IL
mtttnt fever, requiring nothing further To
complete The culr except some gentle tonic
and proper avoidance of the exciting CAUSES
lie results OF my experience in TIL. uS, OF
This article rs remedial agent on the whole
are such ~ To leave no doubt in my mind that
IL Is destined to occupy conspicuous place
among the most valuable remedies of the ma
terra med:ca, with very extended range Of
applications in The treatment of disease In
deed, II promises To he mare than a substitute
for mercury In all those cases where mercury
han proved Of any substantial value, without
the liability of producing Injurious effects Oh
the constitution of patients
Mandrake has been used in many forms Ly
phy>icia' nd others but il was never brought
before III" '''lhic in II perfect and practical
way unit '-pared and combined with other
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