Report of the Trial of Sarracenia Purpurea, or the Pitcher Plant, in Small-Pox
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purpurea in small-pox. The specimens of the plant which accompanied the communication were submitted to me for trial at the Small-pox Hospital, the root being the part of the plant particularly recommended for use. The public generally and the profession ought to feel very much obliged to Mr. Miles for the great trouble he took in bringing the subject before them. And although I shall not, unfortunately, be able to report favourably on the use of
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