SECTION 71.
HOP.
Officinal Dose
Adult, 1 to 2 ounces of the infusion - Tincture of elixir 1 to 2 drachms - Fluid extract 1 minims - Lupulin 5 to 10 grains. Child, see Section 56, A.
Vomiting of Pregnancy. - (Morning sickness) - Drink freely of Hop - tea.
Pain. Apply a bag of Hops hot; dry, or wet by being steeped in hot water.
Baby's Colic. Pour a tablespoonful of scalding water on one hop head, sweeten the tea slightly, and give it by the teaspoonful every 10 or 15 minutes.
Nose Bleed. Snuff into the nostrils the dust of hops; nothing better.
Gathered Breasts. Hops, stewed in lard, applied as a poultice.
Hop Bitters. Formula; Buchu leaves 2 ounces; Hops 1/2 pound; boil in 5 quarts of water, in an iron vessel for half an hour; when lukewarm add essence of Wintergreen 2 ounces, and 1 pint of Alcohol. Dose 1 tablespoonful 3 times a day before eating. Cure " Dyspepsia - Liver complaint - Rheumatism. ".