30 WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Euphorbia pilulifera L. Spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). 



Pill-bearing spurge; snakeweed; Queensland asthma-weed. 



Herbaceous annual, 10 to 15 inches high, occurring from the Gulf States through 

 Texas to New Mexico. 



Part used. — Herb (nonofficial). 



Evening-primrose. See Oenothera biennis. 

 Everlasting. See Anaphalis margaritacea. 



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Everlasting, large-flowered. See Anaphalis margaritacea* 

 Everlasting, pearly. See Anaphalis margaritacea. 

 Eve's-cup. See Sarraceniaflura. 



Fagara clava-herculis (L.) Small. Rue family (Rutaceae), 



Synonym. — Xanthoxijbnn clara-herculis L. 



Xanthoxylum; southern prickly ash; toothache-tree; yellowthorn; yellow- 

 wood; Hercules-club. 



Small, indigenous, very prickly tree, sometimes 45 feet in height, occurring 

 along streams from southern Virginia to Florida, west to Texas and Arkansa^ 



Parts used. — Bark official under the name " Xanthoxylum"; berries (non- 

 official). 



Fagus americana Sw T eet. Beech family (Fagaceae). 



Synonym .-*— Fagus ferruginea Ait. 



American beech ; beechnut-tree. 



Large, native forest tree, growing in rich soil from Nova Scotia to Florida, west 

 to Wisconsin and Texas. 



Parts used. — Bark and leaves (nonofficial). 

 Fagus ferruginea. Ait. Same as Fagus americana. 

 Fairy -fingers. See Digitalis purpurea. 

 Featherfew. See Chrysanthemum partheiuum. 

 Febrifuge-plant. See Chrysanthemum parihenium. 

 Female-fern. See Athyrium filix-foemina and Polypodia m. ntlgare. 

 Fennel, dog-. See Ant hem is cotula. 

 Fern, evergreen wood-. See Dryopteris marginal is. 



Fern, female-. See Athyrium filix-foemina and Polypodium mlgare. 

 Fern, lady-. See Athyrium filix-foeminn. 



Fern, maidenhair-. See Adiantum pedutum. 



Fern, male-. See Dryopteris filix-mas. 



Fern, marginal-fruited shield-. See Dryopteris marginalis. 



Fern, meadow-. See Comptonia peregrina. 



Fern, parsley-. See Tanacetum vulgar e. 



Fern, royal. See Osmunda regalis. 



Fern, sweet. See Comptonia peregrina. 



Fernroot. See Poly podium mlgare. 



Feverbush. See Benzoin benzoin and Ilex rerticUlata. 



Feverfew r , common. See Chrysanthemum parthenium. 



Feverroot. See Triosteum perfoUatum. 



Fevertw r ig. See Celastrus scan as. 



Field-balm. See Glecoma hederacea. 



Field-larkspur. See Delphinium consolida. 



Field-sorrel. See Rnmex acetosella. 



