Juniperus Sabina. (Savin.)

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Preparation.—Prepare a tincture from the Savin, in the proportion of ℥viij. to Alcohol 76° Oj. Dose from gtt. j. to gtts. v.

Thus prepared, the Savin is a stimulant. It may be employed in menorrhagia, and in atonic leucorrhoea, with advantage. It may also be used as a stimulant in vesical catarrh, and in diseases of the urethra. In some cases of amonorrhoea it may be employed as a stimulant, but never in those cases presenting excitement of the circulation.


Specific Medication and Specific Medicines, 1870, was written by John M. Scudder, M.D.