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Hedera Helix. Common Ivy. N. O. Araliaceae. Tincture of young shoots.   Clinical.-Cataract. Hydrocephalus, chronic. Rhinorrhoea cerebro-spinalis. Rickets.   Characteristics.-Our knowledge of the therapeutic properties of Ivy we owe to

Helonias. Helonias dioica, Pursh; H. lutea, Ait.; Chamoelirium luteum, Gray; C. Carolinianum, Willd.; Veratrum luteum, Linn.; Ophiostachys virginica, Delile. False Unicorn, Devil’s Bit, Blazing Star. N. O. Melanthaceae. Tincture of

Hedeoma. Hedeoma pulegioides. American Pennyroyal (the British “Pennyroyal” is Mentha pulegium, also a Labiate). N. O. Labiatae. Tincture of whole fresh plant.   Clinical.-Amenorrhoea. Dysmenorrhoea. Leucorrhoea.   Characteristics.-Both the American

Hecla. Heclae lava. The finer ash from Mount Hecla, falling in distant localities. Trituration.   Clinical.-Antrum of Highmore, tumour of. Bones, affections of. Breast, tumours of. Dentition, difficult. Exostoses. Glands,

Hamamelis. H. macrophylla. H. dioica. H. virginica. Witch-hazel. N. O. Hamamelidaceae. (A shrub growing in all parts of U.S., in damp woods or along streams; flowers in autumn, flowers yellow,

Hall. The salt springs of Hall in Upper Austria, containing chlorides, iodides, bromides, and carbonates of the alkalies and alkaline earths and iron; but by far the largest ingredient is

Haematoxylon. Haematoxylon campechianum. Logwood. (Central America.) N. O. Leguminosae Caesalpiniae. Tincture of the heart-wood.   Clinical.-Angina pectoris. Colic. Diarrhoea. Dysmenorrhoea. Headache. Indigestion. Ptosis. Throat, sore.   Characteristics.-Logwood is the well-known