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72 WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Typha latifolia L. Cattail family (Typhaceae). 



Broad-leaved cattail; cattail-flag; bulrush. 



Native marsh plant, perennial, 4 to 8 feet high; found in marshes, ditches, 

 muddy pools, and other wet places throughout North America, except 

 extreme northern part. 



Part used. — Root ( nonoffi cial ) . 



Ulmus. See limits f}tb'ri. 



TJlmus fulva Michx. Elm family (Ulmaceae). 



Synonym. — Ulm us jmbescens Walt. 



Ulmus; elm; slippery elm; red elm; moose-elm; Indian elm. 



Indigenous tree. 50 to til) feet high, growing on hills, along streams and in woods 

 ' from Quebec to North Dakota, south to Elorida and Texas. More common in 



the western part of its range. 



Pari used. — Bark deprived of its periderm (official). 



Ulmus pubeseens W tit. Same as 11 mux fulva. 

 Umbrella-tree. See Magnolia tripetaia. 

 Unicorn-root, false. See Alctris farinosa. 

 Unicorn-root, true. See Ckamaelirium luteum. 

 Upland -cranberry. See Arctosta phyla* ara~ursi. 



s/ Urtica dioica L. 



Nettle family (TJrticaceae). 



Stinging nettle; great nettle. 



Herbaceous, perennial plant, 2 to 4 leet high, with stinging hairs; naturalized 

 from Kurope and found in waste places from Canada and. Minnesota south to 



South Carolina and Missouri. 

 Parts used. — Flowers, leaves, and root (nonofficial). 



Uva-ursi. See Arctostaphylos uva-urri. 



Uvedalia. See Polymma uvedaiia. 



TJvularia perfoliata L. Bunchflower family ( Melanthiaceae) . 



Perfoliate bell wort; Mohawk-weed. 



Native, perennial herb, o to 20 inches high; in moist woods and thickets, Quebec 

 to Florida and Mississippi. 



Part used. — Root (nonofficial). 



Vagnera racemosa (L.j Morong. Lily-of-the-valley family 



( Convallariaceae ) . 



Synonyms. — Connt!laii<i racemosa L. ; Smilacina racemosa Desf. 



False Solomon' s-seal; small Solomon's-seal; wild spikenard; false spikenard. 



Indigenous, perennial herb, 1 to 3 feet high, found in moist woods and thickets 

 from Canada south to Georgia and Arizona. 



Part used. — Hoot (nonofficial). 



Valerian. See Valeriana officinalis. 



Valerian, American. See Cypripedium hirsutum. 



Valerian, American Greek. See Pelemomum rtjAans. 



Valerian, garden-. See Valeriana officinalis. 



Valeriana. See Valeriana officinalis. 



Valeriana officinalis L. Valerian family (Valerianaceae). 



Valeriana; valerian; garden- valerian; vandal-root. 



Perennial herb, 2 to 5 feet high, native of Europe; escaped from gardens to 

 roadsides in New York and New Jersey. 



Parts used. — Rhizome and roots (official). 

 Vandal-root. See Valeriana officinalis* 



