This section is from the book "A Guide To Health", by Benjamin Colby. Also available from Amazon: A Guide To Health.
Take of queen of the meadow (Eupatorium purpureum)...4 oz. juniper berries (Juniperus communis)4 oz. cleavers (Galium aparine)................ .................... 4 oz.
burdock root or seed (Arctium) ..... .................... 4 oz.
Make a strong decoction; strain and add two pounds of honey and half as much Holland gin as there is of the tea, and bottle for use.
Take half a glass three times a day. This preparation is very useful in gravel, strangury, dropsy, etc.
 
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