Richmond daily palladium., 1906-03-14

When we look back to childhood and
think cf what mother advised, we feel
pretty certain that she advised what was
nbsIsS ss GT s neS Il Ssr instinct n mos
hood . knowledge Of childish ailments and
. certain class Of remedies that she knew
we'll and their effects. Experience after
oil Is the best teAcher. Most mothers
know o.. well as doctors, and often better,
a I On and as wsss sSs
needs. For nearly forty years many
nothers have recommended to ailing
girls , prescription made from we'll
Known nstve medicinal plants; LadX's
ho:h root, Unicorn root, Blue cohosh root
and chemically pure glycerine make one
Of the best prescriptions for the period
acal troubles and af3ictions which visit
yo|ankiqS, ,,, at one time Or enothsr;;
Medical College. says Of Lsdy's Slipper
root: st exercises special influence upon
nervous conditions, depending upon dis
orders OF the feminine organs - relieves
pain, restlessness and nervousness" Prof.
root. sIt Is valuable in ali cases Of
nervous axcitability. or irritebility.. OF
Golden Seal root, Edwin M. Hale, M. D.,
Professor Of M0tertd MedtO1 at Hahne-
mann Medical College. Chicago, says !:
there Is no medicine in use about which
there Is such general unanimity Of opin-
ion. IL Is ttntUers0llu regarded as .
tonic useful In all debilitated states,
Prof. !. Ellingood, N. D, author Of "A
peutics," says Of Golden Seal root: ut Is
an Important remedy In disorders of the
eccnsb.. OF Black Cohosh root, Prof.
Jno. IA. King, M. D., author of Women
and Her Diseases" says: ~Upon the re-
productive organs it exerts specific
menorrhHa (painful periods), It Is sur
passed BY no other drug, being of the
greatest utility In irritative and conges-
tive. conditions, for dragging pains re.
!. for side ache" OF Unicorn root the
AMERICAN DIsPENsAToRY says: ut is
one Of our most valuable agents, acting
as uterine tonic, and gradually remov-
ing abnormal conditions, while at the
same time 1t imparts tone and vigor to
the reproductive organs, hence IL is much
used In leucorrhua, amenorrhRa Sup
pressed periods), dysmenorrhea (painful
periods), etc"
{Heionias Dioicai, one Of the chief ingre.
dients of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription:
"a remedy which invariably acts as
. uterine invigorator and always favors
a condition which makes for normal
activity of the entire reproductive sys
tenn, cannot fail to be OF great useful
ness and of the utmost Importance to the
general practitioner Of medicine. In
Helonias we have medicament which
than any other drug Nth tChtch l an
dcQu 1inted. In the treatment of diseases
peculiar to women 1t Is seldom that q
case Is seen which does not present some
indication for this remedial agent"
he continues: wHelonias (Unicorn root
through its tonic and alternative infu.
enc0 - acts equally we'll In Amenorrhoss
Suppressed menstrua tionl and In menor
rhagfa flooding or profuse monstruation)
1t IL especially called fox In cases O,
amenorrhHa which are accompanied By
general debility and m atomic (weak
condition Of the digestive organs, IS |,
increases the appetite and promotes d.
Is atony lweakness) Of the generativs
organs and tendency to miscarriage 1t:
tonic influence upon the sexual system