This section is from the book "A Guide To Health", by Benjamin Colby. Also available from Amazon: A Guide To Health.
Take of lobelia, herb ............................ 4 oz.
alcohol ....................................... 1 pt.
water .......................................... 1 pt.
Infuse twelve days, and strain. This is a convenient form to administer in many cases, especially for children, and for external application in eruptive forms of disease.
An acid tincture is prepared by putting 4 oz. lobelia herb into a quart of vinegar.
 
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