FALLTRANCK
\fˈɔːltɹank], \fˈɔːltɹank], \f_ˈɔː_l_t_ɹ_a_n_k]\
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Faltranck (G.), literally, a drink against falls. A vulnerary. It is a mixture of several aromatic and slightly astringent plants, which grow chiefly in the Swiss Alps, and hence the name- Vulneraire Suisse- given to such dried plants cut into fragments. They are called, also, Especes Vulneraires, and The Suisse. Within the present century, in England, a kind of vulnerary beer was often prescribed, in country practice, in all cases of inward bruises. It bore the name Cerevisia nigra, or black beer, and was formed by infusing certain reputed vulnerary herbs in beer or ale. The infusion of the Falltranck is aromatic, and slightly agreeable, but of no use in the cases for which it has been particularly recommended.
By Robley Dunglison
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