10 WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS ( >F THE UNITED STATES 



Pink family (Silenaceae). 



Muus srrrti/ata Willd. Same as Alnus rugosa. 



Alsine media L. 



Synonym, — SteUaria media ( 1 yr. 



Com i uon chickweed. 



Small, annual herb, probably introduced from Europe, and now common in 

 fields and around dwellings throughout the United States. 



Part uxt'd. — Herb (nonoflBcial). 



Althaea. See Althaea officinalis. 



Althaea officinalis L. Mallow family (Malvaceae).^ 



Althaea; rnarshmallow; sweat weed; mortification-root. 



Perennial herb, 2 to 4 feet high, naturalized from Europe; occurs in salt marshes, 



coast of Massachusetts and New York, and in Pennsylvania. 



Parts u d. — Root from plants of seeond year's growth, deprived of the periderm 



(official | ; leaves and flowers (nonomcial) are also used. 



Alum-root. See Geranium maculatum and Heuchera americana. 



Ambrosia artemisiaefolia L. " Ragweed family (Ambrosiaceae). 



Roman wormwood; ragweed; hogweed; stammerwort. 



Coarse, native weed, annual, l to 3 feet high; in waste places, eastern United 

 States, west to British Columbia and Mexico. 



Part used. — Herb (nonomcial). 

 Ampdopsis quinquefolia Michz. Same as Parthenocissus quinquefolia. 



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Amy-root. See Apocynum cannalnmim. 



Anagallis arvensis L. Primrose family (Primulaceae) . 



Red chickweed; red pimpernel; scarlet pimpernel: shepherd' s-weatherglass. 



Low, spreading, annual herb, naturalized from Europe, and growing along road- 

 Bides and in fields almost throughout the United States. 



Part used. — Herb (nonomcial). 

 Anaphalis margaritacea ( L.) Benth. & Hook. Aster family (Asteraceae). 



Synonyms. — Gnaphalium margaritaceum L. ; Antennaria margaritacea Hook. 



Everlasting; pearly everlasting; large-flowered everlasting; cottonweed. 



White-hairy or woolly perennial herb, native in dry soil from Newfoundland to 

 Alaska, south to North Carolina and California. 



Part used. — Leaves (nonoflBcial). 

 Andromeda arborea L. Same as Oxydendrum arboreum. 

 Anemone patens var. nuUaUiana A. Gray. Same as Pulsatilla hirsuli&sima. 

 Angelica, American. Bee Angelica atropurpurea, 



Angelica atropurpurea L. Parsley family (Apiaceae ). 



Synonym. — Archangelica atropurpurea Iloffm. 



Pnrple-stemmed angelica; American angelica; masterwort. 



Tall, stout, perennial herb, 4 to 6 feet high; native in swamps and damp place 

 from Labrador to Delaware and west to Minnesota. 



Paris used. — Root and seeds (nonoflBcial). 

 Angelica, purple-stemmed. See Angelica atropurpurea. 

 Anise-root. See Washingtoma longistylis. 

 Antennaria margaritacea Hook. Same as Anaphalis margaritacea. 



Anthemis cotula L. Aster family (Asteraceae ). 



Synonym. — Morula cotuta DC. 



Mayweed; dog-fennel: fetid camomile (or chamomile). 



Strong-scented, annual herb, naturalized from Europe; occurs in dry soil, fields. 

 waste places, and along roadsides almost throughout North America, with 

 the exception of the extreme North. 



Part used. — Herb (nonofficial). 



