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coction, promotes digestion, revives and keeps awaker^ 

 teing antinarcotic and antidote of opium j useful in 

 asthma, chronic catarrh, gout, head ache, diarrhea, fe- 

 vers, menstrual suppressions, scrofula, &c. It is astrin- 

 gent, antiseptic, stimulant at first, sedative afterward^s. 

 The abuse produces tremors, nervous diseases and pal- 

 sj! Baneful to nervous, hot, choleric and phthisical 

 persons* 



COLUTEA, L. Bladder Senna. Equivalent of Sen- 

 na, leaves purgative, dose 1 to 3 ounces in decoction. 



COMANDRA, N. or Theslwnnmbellatum^ L. Toad 

 Flax. Used for fevers by the Algic tribes. 



COMMELINA, L. Dayflowet. We have 10 species 

 blended under C. virginica and C. communis^ forming 

 even peculiar genera, Ananthopits^ Mlotria^ Nephrallusj 

 Raf. All equivalent. Root antifebrile, leaves eaten by 

 the Indians as greens, emollient, pectoral and anodyne. 

 The blossoms afford a fine azure blue, bja peculiar pro- 

 cess, called Hoosaki in Japan. 



COMPTONIA. Add, can make ink. Boiled in milk 

 ood for all fluxes, tooth ache and sore mouth. 



CONVOLVULUS BATATAS. Sweet Potato. Culti- 

 vated fr#m New Jersey to Louisiana. Healthy comes- 

 tible, boiled, roasted, cakes, pies, bread : taste like 

 chesnut. Containing vpater, starch, sugar, and ferment- 

 C brasiliemh in Florida, leaves antifebrile- C. arvensis 

 is slightly purgative, and dies yellow. C. sepium is pur- 

 gative. 



CONFERVA, L. Watermoss. Can make paper, used 

 for cooling lozeno;es in China, mucilaginous. 



CONOCARPLfS ERECTA, L. Buftonbush. South 

 Florida to Brazil j root antisyphilitic in decoction. 



CONVALLARIA MAJALIS, L. Lily of the Valley, 



Mountains Alleghany. Flowers very fragrant, sternu- 

 tatorv. 



CONYZA, L. Plowmamcort. Several species, with 

 »trong balsamic smell, stimulant, antispasmodic, nervine. 



COPTIS. Add, is the Tissavoyanejaiine of the Ca- 

 nadians, the roots and leaves die skins, wool and flax 

 yellow K^ahn, 



CORALLINA. Plants, not animals. Equivalent of 

 rucus and. Spongia. ^^irmifuge and absorbant. Many 



