3.  Biliousness, (chronic) Dandelion Tea for.—­“Dandelion root is highly recommended for this.”  The root should be collected in July, August or September.  Dose:—­A strong tea may be taken freely two or three times a day, or the fluid extract may be purchased at any drug store.

4.  Biliousness, a cheap and very safe plan.—­“Drink plenty of cold water and exercise freely in the open air.”  Following the above advice is often better than medicines and spring tonics, also unless doing hard physical labor, cut down on the meat eating.  In fact, eat less generally for a time.

5.  Biliousness, Salt Lemonade for.—­“Hot salt lemonade night and morning.  Juice of one lemon and teaspoonful salt to as much hot water as you can drink.”

6.  Biliousness, Boneset Tea for.—­“Pour hot water on boneset and let stand until it is cold.  Take a swallow occasionally.”  This is very good.

Physicians’ treatment.  Medicines.—­1.  Nitro-hydrochloric acid three drops three times a day in half a tumblerful of water is valuable.

2.  Twenty drops of fluid extract of Queen’s root three times a day.

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3.  The following combination forms a good pill to be taken every night: 

Extract of Chirata    40 grains
Podophyllin            4 grains
Wahoo                  8 grains
Culver’s root          8 grains
Creosote              10 grains

Mix and make into twenty pills.  Take one every night.

4.  For the Attack.—­Take calomel one-sixth grain tablets; one every fifteen minutes until six are taken, and then follow with two to four teaspoonfuls of epsom salts.

Jaundice (Icterus).—­A symptom consisting in discoloration by bile pigment of the skin, whites of the eyes, other mucous membranes and secretions.

Causes.—­Obstruction of the gall ducts, from gall stones, inflammation, tumor, strictures, from pressure by tumors, and other enlarged abdominal organs.

Symptoms.—­The skin and the conjunctiva (red membrane of the eyes) are colored from a pale lemon yellow to a dark olive or greenish black.  The itching may be intense, especially in a chronic case.  The sweat may be yellow.  The stools are a pale slate color, from the lack of bile, and are often pasty and offensive.  The pulse is slow.  Recovery depends upon the cause.  Plain, simple jaundice cases recover in a few days or weeks.

Mothers’ remedies.—­1.  Jaundice, Sweet Cider Sure Cure for.—­“New cider before it ferments at all.  Drink all you can.”  This is a very simple remedy, but a sure one if taken in the early stages of jaundice.  It causes the bowels to move freely and carries off any impurities in the system.

2.  Jaundice, Lemon Juice for.—­“Take a tablespoonful of lemon juice several times a day.”  This disease is produced by congestion of the liver, and as lemon is excellent as a liver tonic it is known to be an excellent remedy for jaundice.