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jualities and properties, as well as the striking habit 

 )f large leaves and panicled fringed ilowers often yel- 

 ow. 



The C. canadensis is a handsome estival plant, 

 alossoming from July to September. 



Locality — Found from Canada to Carolina, ir; 

 woods; rare towards the south and confined to rich 

 v^alleys; very common in the mountains of Pennsyl- 

 vania and New York. It disappears west of the moun* 

 tains ; but is replaced by other congeneric species. 



QuALiTiirs — The whole plant has a strong balsamic 

 smell, 'somewhat similar to that of Salvia Sclarea : it 



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the root. It affords by distillation an essential oil, 

 possessing the same smell. The taste is pungent and 



warm, 



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PROPFiRTIES — ^%^ulnerary, coroborant, carmina- 

 tive, subtonic, diuretic, and a warm stimulant. It ap- 

 pears to combine the properties of Sage, Mint and 

 Woundwort: {Anthyllis Vulneraria^ therefore it may 

 b6 substituted to them. It is one of the plants called 

 lieal-ally in the United States, because they cure 

 ^ores and wounds : the Indians employ this plant for 

 hat purpose. In the mountains and hills of Virginia, 

 Jtentucky, Tennessee and Carolina, this genus is con- 

 sidered as a panacea, and used outwardly and inward- 

 ly in many disorders ; it is applied in poultice and 

 wash for bruises, sores, blows, falls, wounds, sprains, 

 contusions, and taken like tea for head aches, cholics, 



cramps, dropsy, indigestion, &c. The whole plants 



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