This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of Health And Medicine", by Henry Hartshorne. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
This is a plant with bitter and aromatic flowers. Of these a tea is made with boiling water. It may be taken, half a pint daily, as a simple appetizer and tonic in weak digestion or general want of strength. It is not, however, one of the strongest tonics.
 
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