#1
FOR ASTHMA
Coughwort (3 parts)
Plantain (3 parts)
Sage (3 parts)
Silver Mullein (1 part)
Steep 2 to 4 heaping tsp. of the mixture in 1 cup of boiling water, let it stand for 15 minutes, strain and add 2 tbsp. of honey. Take 1 to 2 tbsp. every hour.
#2
CATARRAHAL ASTHMA, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
Elecampane root
Steep 1 to 2 tbsp. of ground root in 1 cup boiling water. When cool, drink 1 to 2 tbsp. every hour.
#3
CYSTITIS & IRRITATION OF THE MUCUS LINING OF THE URINARY PASSAGES
Linden flower
Elder flowers
St. Johns Wort
German Chamomile flowers
Blackberry leaves
Mix in equal parts. Steep 2 to 4 heaping tsp. of mixture in 1 cup of boiling water, allow to cool, strain and drink 1 cupful 3 times per day, 30 minutes before meals.
#4
BLOOD PURIFYING TEA
Dandelion root (4 parts)
Chicory root (4 parts)
Witch grass root (4 parts)
Fennel seed (1 part)
Steep 1 or 2 tbsp. mixture in 1 cup boiling water, boil for 1 minute, let cool, strain. Take 2 tbsp. 30 minutes after meals.
#5
FOR NEURITIS, MIGRAINES, ETC.
St. Johns Wort (1 oz.)
Primrose flower (1 oz.)
Blessed thistle (1 oz.)
Lavender flowers (1 oz.)
Sweet balm leaves (1 oz.)
Peppermint leaves (2 oz.)
Fragran valerian root (2 oz.)
Steep 2 or 3 heaping tsp. of the mixture in 1 cup boiling water; cover with saucer and when cool, strain and drink 3 cupfuls every day. Either 1/2 hour before or after meals.
#6
FOR GOUT, MUSCULAR RHEUMATISM
Birch leaves (3 oz.)
Horsetail grass (2 oz.)
Restharrow (1 oz.)
Garden rue (1 oz.)
Juniper berries (1 oz.)
Yarrow (1 oz.)
Steep 1 or 2 heaping tsp. in 1 cup boiling water for 10 minutes, allow to cool a little, strain and drink while still warm, 1 cup 30 minutes before or after each meal.
This should have a diet with the treatment. Avoid meats, fish, sweets, pastries and alcoholic beverages. Eat fresh green vegetables and fruits, eat only sparingly of breads, eggs, cheese. Avoid as much as possible any drinks containing sugar. (If sweets are desired, eat honey.)
#7
IMPROVE THE APPETITE, GENERAL TONIC
Rocky Mountain grape
Gentian
Marshmallow
Sacred bark
Turtlebloom
Yellow root
Fennel seed
Jamaica ginger
Anise seed
Thyme
Juniper berries
Colic root
Bearberry leaves
#8
BLOOD BUILDER TONIC, MALARIA & ANEMIA
Harvest black walnut leaves before the nuts form, make a tea from them. Drink 1 cupful 3 times a day.
#9
ASTHMA
Wild plum bark tea.
#10
TONE UP THE SYSTEM & CIRCULATION (good for anyone tired and run-down for loss of appetite.)
Gentian root (1 tsp.)
Rocky Mountain grape root (1 tsp.)
German chamomile (1 tsp.)
Goldenseal (1 tsp.)
Cascara bark (2 tbsp.)
Place in well covered fruit jar. Shake to mix thoroughly. Steep 1 heaping tbsp. in 1 pint of boiling water, let stand until cold, strain and take 1/3 cupful 3 times per day.
#11
TONIC FOR ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OR HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES & HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (deep breathing is necessary aid to treatment)
Choose one of the following:
Mistletoe
Yellow dock root
Life everlasting
Mormon valley herbs
#12
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Make a tea of Black Haw, sip about a pint of the tea during the day.
#13
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Mistletoe (2 tsp.)
Angelica root (2 tsp.)
Bring to the boiling point in 1 pint of water, allow to cool. Drink 2 or 3 cups per day.
#14
TO IMPROVE APPETITE
Boil a handful of Dogwood root bark in a quart of water. Boil to 1 pint, let stand for an hour, strain, and take 1 tbsp. 3 times a day.
#15
LOSS OF APPETITE, POOR COMPLEXION, HEALTH BUILDER
Wahoo bark
White oak
Goldenseal
Sarsaparilla
Wild cherry bark
Boneset
Mix in equal parts. Boil 1/2 gallon of water and mixture, boil down to 1 quart and take 1 tbsp. with each meal and at bedtime.
#16
SPRING TONIC, IMPROVES APPETITE
Pour boiling water over Wild Cherry Bark, Shell Hickory Bark, Prickly Ash Bark and Mullein. Let stand awhile and help yourself.
#17
IMPROVE APPETITE
Wild cherry (1 part)
Red alder (1 part)
Cedar (1 part)
Pack it tightly in a pitcher and cover with hot water. Drink 4 to 5 cups during the day and 1 cupful at bedtime.
#18
TONIC FOR APPETITE
Sassafras tea in the spring and Sulphur and Sorghum Molasses mixed into a pill in the fall. Take a pill each night.
#19
RELIEF OF BELCHING, INDIGESTION, RELIEF OF OLD AGE
Gentian root (1 oz.)
Colombo root (1 oz.)
Skullcap herb (1/2 oz.)
Pour 2 pints of cold water over the mixture and simmer gently for 20 minutes, let stand for a little while and strain. Drink a wineglassful 1 hour before each meal and 2 hours after the meal.
#20
SPRING TONIC
Senna (2 tbsp.)
Sarsaparilla bark (2 tbsp.)
Boil in 1 quart of water. Very good for the tired feeling in the springtime.
#21
TONIC REMEDY
Hickory bark (6 tsp.)
Poplar bark (3 tsp.)
Sweet gum bark (8 tsp.)
Wahoo (8 tsp.)
Sassafras (2 tsp.)
Fringe tree (2 tsp.)
Mix well, use 1 heaping tsp. in a cup of boiling water, take 3 times a day, a large mouthful at a time.
#22
TONIC
Gentian root (1 oz.)
Colombo (1 oz.)
This mixture was placed in 5 gills of boiling water, reduced by boiling down to 4 gills, strained and given in doses of 1/2 wineglassful 3 times during the day.