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MANDRAKE.
Its uses as O Medicine in Diseases
of the Liver, Stomach
and Bowels.

Mandrake was first used by the Indians in
crude state, but even in their hands performed
such wonderful cures that 1t attracted the atten-
ton OF physicians, especially as it was found
10 produce all the good results Of mercury, with
out any OF the dangers attending the use Of this
mineral poison
. Since its introduction TO the medical world, IT
has almost entirely taken the place of mcreurial
preparations IN diseases for which mercury was
formerly used.
Mandrake is found throughout the United
States in low, shady situations. 1t bears its flow
ers in May or June, and natures its fruit in Sep
tember or October. Il is more common in the
Western and Middle States than in New England
or the, South. The root only is used as a medi-
cine, sthc proper time for gathering being the
early part Of November. soon after the ripening
Of the fruit II should never be used when freshly
gathered, and even when dry it will sometimes
cause severe pain unless combined with other me-
dicines.
We ask the reader to carefully pcrusc the fol-
lowing opinions OF two eminent physicians on the
great curative properties OF Mandrake.
Prof. JoHw KING, D., says in tho imerieig
Di5pts5atoyy: :" As deobs,rucnt it is one Of the
mosi valuable in our matcria mcdica, acting
through and upon all the tissues of the system In
bilious aud typhoid iebrile diseases it is very val
liable as a ca,lar,c, often breaking up Tie disease
at once.
In Chronic Hcpa,itis diver ComplainD there
is not its superior in the whole range Of medicines,
being vastly more useful than mercurial agents,
arousing the Liver TO healthy action, increasing
tho flow Of bile and keeping up these actions
longer than any other agent with which
acquainted. In Constipation it on tile bowels
without disposing them to subsequent costiveness.
AS 4 choagoguc cathar,ic i, probably has no
equal. 1t produces specific action on the Liver,
arousing it to action and producing free bilious
excavations. In bilious fcyer,, eiihe rcml,ient
or intermittent, well rs acute diseases OF tho
Liver, or bilious pneumonia, 1t not unirequenIly
arrests the disease at the first prescription or it so
far mobiles the attack that the becomes mild
and manageable. In chronic Hepa,ie derange'
ment Oliver ComplainD with Dyspepsia, it is 4
mos, valuable remedy. Its range OF application
is perhaps more extensive than any other ca,har-
tic medicine, and while in any and every case it
will do all the good tina, is claimed for mercury it
is entirely free from any OF the objections to tina,
| article"
The late Professor T. V. MoRRow says " Per-
haps no.medcine has been introduced 10 the me.
dical profession for the last one hundred years
| phyilin tMandrake). An experience somewhat
extensive in the use OF this agent in the treatment
| OF great variety OF cases Of disease has fully
convinced me OF its immense value as remedial
agent, especially as purgative and Alternative. Il
operates with energy and efficiency without
harshness, leaving the bowels in gently lax con-
diton for two or three days after its operation.
With one single dose OF this medicine ! have ire
quently arrested severe attack OF bilious remit.
tent fever, requiring nothing further TO complete
the cure except some gentle tonic and proper
| avoidance Of the exciting causes.
The results Of my experience in the use of this
| article as a remedial agent, on the whole, are
such as to leave no doubt in my mind that IT is
destined to occupy conspicuous place among
| the most valuable remedies Of the matera medica,
with very extended range OF applications in the
treatment OF disease Indeed, II promises 10 be
more than substitute for mercury in all cases
/ where mercury has proved OF any substantial
! value, without the liability OF producing injuriou.
| effects on the constitution OF patients.
Mandrake has been used in marS forms by ply.
| scians and others, but It was never brought be.
fore the public in perfect and practical way uR-
| I'll prepared and combined with other valuable
| medicines by DIR. j. ii. SCHENCk OF PHI
LADELPHIA. Thirty years ago he began the
| manufacture OF his now celebrated Mandrake
1 Pills. and since that time they have gained the
confidence Of the public fully that their sale in
| the United States now far exceeds that OF any
| other cathartic medicine. They do not produce
sickness at the stomach, nausea or gripping. They
| act directly on the Liver, the organ which, when
in althy condition, purifies the blood for the
| whole body.
1 They are the only perfec, preparation OF Man
| drake, that great substitute for mercury. There
is not their equal in the whole range OF Ca,har,c
Medicines known to man. They will cure the
| most stubborn cases of Liver Complaint, that
| great forerunner and cause of Consumption.
| With the aid of DR.. Schenck's Scawced Tonic
| they will cure the worst cases of Dyspepsia.
| Dir. Schenck's Book on diseases OF the Lungs
Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia is sent free, post.
paid, to all applicants. IL should be read by all
who are afflicted with these diseases, Address