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  • Buttercup, called in France "_herbe sardonique_," and "_grenouillette d'eau_," when made into a tincture (H.) with spirit of wine, and given in small diluted doses, proves curative of stitch in the side, and of neuralgic pains between the ribs, likewise of pleurisy without [74] feverishness.

    Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

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