BodyAction: anti-oxidant, anticarcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, disinfectant, diuretic.
Ear: earaches.
Mouth: painful teeth, after tooth extraction; toothache; bleeding gums.
Lungs: asthma; colds, coughs; phthisis.
Stomach: disorders
Genital: venereal diseases.
Urinary: dropsy.
Limbs: rheumatism.
Skin: wound; snakebites; burning as from to bee stings.
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