American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy

It checks mild cases of irregular uterine hemorrhage, menorrhagia or
metrorrhagia, and encourages the lochial discharge when suppressed
after confinement.
CUCURBITA. Cucurbita citrullus.
Synonym-Watermelon.
CONSTITUENTS—
Fixed oil, mucilage, sugar.
PREPARATION—
Fluid Extract of Watermelon Seed. Dose, one dram.
Therapy—The juice of the fruit is a diuretic with many individuals,
producing a cooling sense of relief from heat or aching across the
kidneys, or throughout the urinary apparatus. The seeds in the form of
an infusion act promptly with children, relieving pain in the passage of
urine and stimulating the flow of water. When male infants cry with every
urination and the diaper is stained yellow, this remedy will correct the
condition promptly. In those conditions accompanied with a general
sense of constriction, or backache from the passage of urates and
phosphatic gravel, this remedy exercises a direct soothing influence, not
only upon the renal organs, but upon the bladder, especially when the
irritation persists, warding off subsequent inflammation. It is also very
useful during the active stage of cystitis.
CYPRIPEDIUM. Cypripedium pubescens.
Synonym—Yellow Ladies' Slipper.
CONSTITUENTS—
Volatile oil, volatile acid, two resins, starch, fixed oil, sugar.
PREPARATIONS—
Extractum Cypripedii Fluidum, Fluid Extract of Cypripedium.
Dose, from ten to thirty minims.
Oleo-resin of Cypripedium. Dose, from one to three grains.
Specific Cypripedium. Dose, from five to sixty minims.
Administration—It must be given in rather large doses. A preparation of
the fresh root should be employed, as it loses its properties by drying.
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