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apparently trifling, which by one and another are 

 recommended as most excellent for the snake-bite. It 

 will not be superfluous to set down here the sundry 

 remedies for the snake-bite which in different parts 

 of the country were pointed out to me and praised. 



They are as follows: Collinsonia canadensis (Horse- 

 weed). Cunila mariana (Penny-royal). Cynoglossum 

 virginicum. Hydro phyllum canadcnse. Convolvulus 

 purpureus (Purple Bindweed).* Gentianae species 

 (Sweet Bazil). Eryngium aquaticum. Sanicula cana- 

 densis (Black-snake-root). Ribes nignim. Hypoxis 

 erecta.^ Uvularia perfoliata. Pyrola maculata (Pip- 

 sissawa). Phytolacca decandra (Cancer-root). Asa- 

 rum canadense & virginicum (Coltsfoot). Spiraea 

 trifoliata (Ipecac). Actaea racemosa (Black-Snake- 

 root). Sangninaria canadensis (Blood-root). Tha- 

 lictri species. Ranunculus re pens & alii. Scrophu- 

 laria marilandica. Polygala Senega (Virginia Snake- 

 root). Hieracium venosum. Prenanthes alba (Dr. 

 Witt's Snake-root). Serratula spicata & squarrosa, 

 Solidago canadensis. Erigeri Species (Roberts' Plan- 

 tain). Aristolochia Serpentaria (Rattle Snake-root). 

 Quercus nigra (Black Oak). luglans alba & nigra 

 (Black and white Wallnut). Acer Negundo (White 

 Ash) 4 Vcratrum luteiim (Rattle Snake-root). Os- 

 munda wrginiana. Adiantum pedatuui. Hypnum 

 castrense. Of these divers plants the roots mostly are 

 pounded or ground and ordered to be laid on the 



* With the juice of this plant, according to Catesby, an 

 Indian having smeared his hands took hold of a rattle-snake 

 and fingered it without fear or injury. 



t Aletris farinosa (Star-root). 



\Panax quinquefolium. (Ginseng.) 



