Jan., 1910.] Medicinal Plants of Ohio. 55 



MEDICINAL PLANTS OF OHIO. 



Freda Detmers. 



This list includes the uncultivated and a few of the common 

 cultivated medicinal plants of Ohio. It is compiled from the 

 United States Pharmacopoeia, King's American Dispensatory 

 for the Eclectic School of Medicine and the American Homeo- 

 pathic Dispensatory. The individual citation follows the name 

 of each plant. When the technical name given in the Dispensa- 

 tory or Pharmacopoeia differs from that in Britton's Manual it is 

 given as a synonym. The technical and popular name and the 

 part used as a drug are given for each plant. 



FUNGI. 



Ascomycetae. 



Hypocrcaccac. 

 Claviceps purpurea (Fr.j TuL Ergot. (U. S. P.) (Ec.) Sclerotiuni. 



Teleosporeae. 



Ustilagiiiaceae. 

 Ustilago maydis Lev. Corn Smut. (Ec.) (Hom.). Fungus. 



Basidiomycetae. 



Polyporaceae. 



Fomes fomentarius Fr. {Polyporns j omenta r ins Fr.) Bracket 



fungus. (Ec.) Fungus. 

 Fomes igniarius Fr. (Poly poms igniarius Fr.) (Ec.) Fungus. 

 Fomes pinicola (Sw.) Fr. {Polyporns pinkola (Sov.) Fr.) (Ec.) 



(Hom.) Fungus. 



Agaricaceae. 

 Amanita muscaria L. Fh' Agaric. (Ec.) Fungus. 

 Amanita phalloides Fr. Deadly Amanita, Death cup. (Ec.) 



Lycoperdaceae . 



Calvatia gigantia Batsch. {Lycoperdon bovista). Giant Pufiball. 

 (Ec.) Spores. 



Lichenes. 

 Sticta pulmonaria L. I>ungwort Lichen. (Ec.) (Hom.) Plant. 



BRYOPHYTA. 



Musci. 



Polytrichaceae. 



Polytrichum juniperum Willd. Hair-cap Moss. (Ec.) (Hom.) 

 Plant. 



