Ha. 39 



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drachms of the powder, one or two ounces of the 

 infusion; an extract of it ought to be made which 

 would probably be like that of Gentian j a Vinegar is 

 made of it in the west, useful as a refrigerant tonic, &.c. 



trifolia — Xanthorhiza apt- 



Substitutes 



folia 



m perft 



Menyanth 



trU 



* 



foliata Sabbatia angularis Gentiana Sp. 



Rhubarb, Common Gentian, Calumba or Coccubu 



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palmatits and many other tonics, chiefly roots, rather 

 than barks. 



Remarks 



Frasera 



for its beauty and utility. It grows easily from seeds. 

 It begins to disappear like the Ginseng, from large 

 tracts of country, by being wastefully gathered. Per- 

 haps the true Calumba might also be cultivated ia 



Florida aad I^ouisiana, 



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