Prologue
Boericke
Yerba Mansa-Household Herb
- A mucous membrane medicine.
- Chronic forms of inflammation of the Schneiderian membrane with considerable relaxation and profuse discharge.
- Chief value in catarrhal states, with full stuffy sensation in head and throat.
- Useful in cuts, bruises and sprains; and as a diuretic and in malaria.
- Not yet proven, but found useful in profuse mucous or serous discharges; in nasal and pharyngeal catarrh, diarrhoea and urethritis.
- Recommended in heart disease, as a quieting agent when unduly excited.
- Flatulence; promotes digestion.