DUCK WEEDLemma Trisulca. This is so well known to swim on the top of standing water, as ponds, pools, etcetera., that it is needless to describe it. Herbal Remedies and Medicinal Uses of Duck Weed:
It reduces inflammations, and St. Anthony's fire, and the gout, either applied by itself, or in a poultice with barley meal. The distilled water by some is highly esteemed against all inward inflammations and pestilent fevers; inflammation of the eyes and swellings of the private parts, and of the breasts. The fresh herb applied to the forehead, relieves head-ache arising from heat. It is a good remedy for the jaundice. Many have been cured by it alone. The juice is to be taken, and to be repeated for several days.
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