NERVOUS PILL— Assafceti- da, extract of hops, carbonate of am- monia, of each 1 oz. ; extract of valerian, 20 grains. Dissolve the first two ingre- dients over the fire, then take off, and add the others; mix well, and with a few drops of the oil of lavender, and a little powdered liquorice, form into pills. Dose, one or two once or twice a day. — Valuable in all nervous and hysterical disorders. NERVOUS TINCTURE— Compound tincture of bark, 2 ozs. ; ammoniated tincture of valerian, 1 £ oz. ; compound tincture of aloes, oz. Mix. Good for general weakness, low spirits, and nervous irritability. Two teaspoonfuls twice a day. NETTLE. — The nettles make a good rubefacient for limbs cold, be- numbed, and torpid. Paralytic parts being beaten and stung with this herb, have regained their vigour, and limbs which have lost their use by rheumatism. The juice is astringent, and is good in gravelly complaints, internal Iwemcrr- hage, and spitting of blood. A decoction is excellent in scurvy. The decoction is valuable in cases of bloody urine. The seeds and flowers of the nettle are as good a tonic as Peru- vian baric in fevers and ague. About a drachm given in wine. A decoction NET 275 NIG of the root is most valuable in diarrhoea and dysentery, or laxity of the bowels and bloody flux. It should be sweet- ened. Cancers, it has been said, have yielded to the juice of nettles, as much as four ounces having been taken in a day. — See Robinson' s Herbal. NETTLE BEER.— Take a peck or more of nettle tops, and 4 lbs. of malt, and boil in two gallons of water, with a ozs. of hops ; 4 ozs. of sarsapa- rilla, 1 % lb. of sugar, and lA ox. of gin- ger ; strain, and when nearly cold, add a little yeast✪ Nettle Beer. Bottle while in a state of fermentation. Most valuable — a pleasant beverage — and a wonderful purifier of the blood. NETTLE RASH.— So called from its resemblance to that produced by the stinging of nettles. The skin is raised, and whitish on the top ; it is attended with itching and tingling. It is a very mild disease, and seldom requires much medicine. The following remedies have been recommended : An equal proportion of oil, vinegar, and spirit of wine, applied to the skin, will afford temporary relief for the itch. Take, at the same time, 6 grains of magnesia in a glass of lime water three times a day.— Or rub the part well with parsley. But it is best to give the Vapour Balk of bitter decoction, and apply to the part the Stimulating Liniment, page 378 and an Aperient, page 21. Or apply tincture of lobelia and tincture of myrrh, mixed, to the skin. Sponge the body every morning in salt and water. Weak camphorated spirit is a good rubefacient in this disease. An emetic sometimes effectually dislodges the disease. NEURALGIA, or Tic Dol- oureux. — Put half a drachm of sal- ammonia in an ounce of camphor water. Take a teaspoonful at a dose, and repeat the dose several times at intervals of five minutes, if the pain be not re- lieved at once. This medicine has generally cured. Or, take extract of valerian, a ozs. ; henbane, iM oz. ; aconite, K oz. Mix well, and with oil of lavender, form into pills. Take one or two every four hours. It acts like a charm on neuralgia, and all nervous disorders. Or, apply

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NERVOUS PILL— Assafcetida, extract of hops, carbonate of ammonia, of each 1 oz. ; extract of valerian, 20 grains. Dissolve the first two ingredients over the fire, then take off, and add the others; mix well, and with a few drops of the oil of lavender, and a little powdered liquorice, form into pills. Dose, one or two once or twice a day. — Valuable in all nervous and hysterical disorders. NERVOUS TINCTURE— Compound tincture of bark, 2 ozs. ; ammoniated tincture of valerian, 1 £ oz. ; compound tincture of aloes, oz. Mix. Good for general weakness, low spirits, and nervous irritability. Two teaspoonfuls twice a day. NETTLE. — The nettles make a good rubefacient for limbs cold, benumbed, and torpid. Paralytic parts being beaten and stung with this herb, have regained their vigour, and limbs which have lost their use by rheumatism. The juice is astringent, and is good in gravelly complaints, internal hemorrhage, and spitting of blood. A decoction is excellent in scurvy. The decoction is valuable in cases of bloody urine. The seeds and flowers of the nettle are as good a tonic as Peruvian baric in fevers and ague. About a drachm given in wine. A decoction NET NIG of the root is most valuable in diarrhoea and dysentery, or laxity of the bowels and bloody flux. It should be sweetened. Cancers, it has been said, have yielded to the juice of nettles, as much as four ounces having been taken in a day. — See Robinson' s Herbal. NETTLE BEER.— Take a peck or more of nettle tops, and 4 lbs. of malt, and boil in two gallons of water, with a ozs. of hops ; 4 ozs. of sarsaparilla, 1 % lb. of sugar, and lA ox. of ginger ; strain, and when nearly cold, add a little yeast. Bottle while in a state of fermentation. Most valuable — a pleasant beverage — and a wonderful purifier of the blood. NETTLE RASH.— So called from its resemblance to that produced by the stinging of nettles. The skin is raised, and whitish on the top ; it is attended with itching and tingling. It is a very mild disease, and seldom requires much medicine. The following remedies have been recommended : An equal proportion of oil, vinegar, and spirit of wine, applied to the skin, will afford temporary relief for the itch. Take, at the same time, 6 grains of magnesia in a glass of lime water three times a day.— Or rub the part well with parsley. But it is best to give the Vapour Balk of bitter decoction, and apply to the part the Stimulating Liniment, page 378 and an Aperient, page 21. Or apply tincture of lobelia and tincture of myrrh, mixed, to the skin. Sponge the body every morning in salt and water. Weak camphorated spirit is a good rubefacient in this disease. An emetic sometimes effectually dislodges the disease. NEURALGIA, or Tic Doloureux. — Put half a drachm of salammonia in an ounce of camphor water. Take a teaspoonful at a dose, and repeat the dose several times at intervals of five minutes, if the pain be not relieved at once. This medicine has generally cured. Or, take extract of valerian, a ozs. ; henbane, iM oz. ; aconite, K oz. Mix well, and with oil of lavender, form into pills. Take one or two every four hours. It acts like a charm on neuralgia, and all nervous disorders. Or, apply

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