230 ICTODES. 



dye oils red, infused in sweet oil or bears grease, they 

 make a fine red balsamic ointment for wounds, sores, 

 sweljings, ulcers, tumors, rough skin, &c. .The tea of 

 the leaves gives relief ^i diseases of the breast and lungs. 

 Used for many otlter disorders by empirics, in diaiThea, 

 menorhea, hysterics, hypochondria, mania and low spi- 

 rits. A syrup made v^^ith sage, specific for croup, dose 

 a tablespoon full for a 12 months child, half if 6 months 

 old. Used with Iris and Sanguinaria for sore mouths 

 and throat. An ointment of it with Bittersweet, Elder- 

 bark and Datura^ said to bo a specific fo? hard breast 

 and tumors. Other sp. are mostly equal. 



HYPOGON ANISATUM,Raf FK lud. Aniseroot. 

 Tuteshehah of Missouri tribes. Root aromatic, smell be- 

 tween Anise and Lemon, diuretic, carminative and feb- 

 rifuge, much valued by the Indians, they also make a 

 fine tea from the tops. Equiv. of CoUinsonia and still 

 more active. 



HYPOPYTHIS. Birdsnest Eqmv. o( 3Ionotropa. 

 aphrodisiac, used m Sweden for the coudi of cattle and 

 sheep. ° 



HYPOXIS ERECTA, L. Slargrass. Root edible, 

 vulnerary, febrifuge, used in chronic ulcers and agues. 



in>SOPUS OFFICINALIS, L. Hyssop. Cultiv. 

 Leaves pungent aromatic, eq. of sage : used in coughs. 

 asthma, and other diseases of the chest as expectorant. 

 Gives essentia! oiL 



ICTODES FCETIDA, Big. 1818, or rather Spatkye^ 

 majoefida^ Raf. isor. Wrongly united to Dracontmm, 

 FothoH, Callii, .drum and Symplocos by L. and other 

 authors I Vulgar names SkunkweeiU Skunk Cabbage j 

 Collard, Itch weed, Stink Poke, Skoka of the Indians- 

 Singular plant, blossoming in winter befoi^e foliation. 



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Mephitis 



bv any menstruum. The roots contain an acrid princi- 

 ple smnlar to ^rum, dissipated by heat, also resin and 

 TOucdage. They form a bundle of fleshy fibres and are 

 the most active part. Powerful antispasmodic, expec- 



iciteive, vermifuge, menago 

 powder, tincture, ^yrup. 



sudorific* &c. 

 extract, &c. Used 



with success in spasiuodic asthmas and coughs, hysteric 



