Vo. 41. aSKTZANA. SOg 



to the 'officinal Gentian in strength and efficacy, it 

 invigorates the stomach, and is very useful in de- 

 bility of the stomach and the digestive organs : it in- 

 creases the appetite, prevents the acidification of food, 

 enables the Stomach to bear and digest solid food, 

 and thus cures Indigestion or Dyspepsia. It is much 

 used in the Southern States in hectic and nervous 

 fevers, pneumonia, &c. acting as a sudorific tonic. It 

 may be used like common Gentian in general debility, 

 Marasm, Hysteria, and even Gout. Also united to 

 astringents for intermittents and other fevers. The 

 dose is in substance from 10 to 40 grains, in tincture 

 one fourth of an ounce to one ounce, in extract 2 to 8 

 grains. In large doses the Gentians prove cathartic 



like Frasera. They enter in all digestive pills and 



preparations. 



Substitutes — Frasera Verticillata^ Menyanthes^ 



Triostenniy Coptisy Sabhattaj Xanthorhiza^ &c., 



besides nearly all the native Gentians that follow. 



Hemarks — Our native Gentians being little known 

 as yet, and all medical, I deem it proper to annex 



here a complete account of them, with notices on the 



new kinds. 



1. G. Quinqueflora Lin. or five flowered Gentian. 

 Easily known by its branched winged Stemj small 

 oval, clasping leaves ; flowers five cleft, small, axillary 

 by bunches of tliree, four or five and blue — Common 

 from New England to Kentucky, and the best sub- 

 stitute, the whole plant may be used, being intensely 

 bitter like Sabbatia angularis. Annual. 



3. G» JImarelloides Michaux or Yellow bunch 



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