Excerpt from The Journal of Pharmacology, Vol. 5: Devoted to the Advances Made in Materia Medica in Its Branches; Pharmacy, Pharmacognosgy, Chemistry, Botany, Pharmacodynamics, Therapeutics and Toxicology; January, 1898<br><br>Ladies' slipper, the cypripedium of the Pharmacopoeia, imported from the tribes to the south, is chiefly used in rheumatism in very large doses. It is also used in the treatment of epilepsy, but this disease is of rare occurrence.<br><br>As an aromatic stimulant hedeoma, or pennyroyal, is as much used by the Cree women, and in a similar manner, as by our own people.<br><br>Plantago, or plantain, is used com mouly as a hemostatic, and is chewed by the doctor and applied as a paste to the bleeding surface. This drug is also their remedy for toothache It is not put in the aching tooth, but is swallowed.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.