I channel vertically under the sheet to hide my blushing neck, muttering demulcent nothings.

Twenty leeches were ordered to be applied round the nose every two days; frequent emollient fomentations; the local vapour bath; general bathing; stimulating pedilavia; a strict re…

For constipation, a neem powder of two or three grams with three to four black peppers given three times a day is both a laxative and a demulcent.

Indians of the West Coast used preparations of prickly-pear to treat wounds, burns, contusions, warts, and even to facilitate childbirth. Modern herbalists recognize the plant's sl…