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Felter's Materia Medica on Mangifera

GERANIUMGERAN
   The rhizome of Geranium maculatum, Linné (Nat. Ord. Geraniaceae). Common in the rich soils of woods and low grounds in the United States. Dose, 5... / ...iarrhea. For gastric ulcer it is one of the best therapeutic means we possess. Geranium, hydrastis, mangifera, bismuth subnitrate and mangesium oxide, singly, or in indicated association, have proven ... / ...to progress rapidly under their influence.1

MANGIFERA
   The inner bark of the root and tree of Mangifera indica, Linné (Nat. Ord. Anacardiaceae). A native East Indian fruit tree; naturalized in ......rincipal Constituents.—Tannic acid (17 per cent) and an acrid oil. Preparation.—Specific Medicine Mangifera. Dose, 5 to 60 drops. Specific Indications.—Feeble, relaxed tissues; mucous discharges; c......ry with muco-purulent discharges; red, congested or inflamed fauces. Action and Therapy.—External. Mangifera forms a soothing, astringent gargle for acute or chronic inflammation of the fauces, espec...1


References

1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.