MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 61 
Botanical name 
Common name Medicinal property 
PINACEAE 
Juniperus virginiana...Red cedar............. Leaves—stimulant, diuretic; bark 
—aromatic; buds & berries— 
diuretic 
BETULACEAE 
Betula nigra........... ReG@GaDInCh ye .te era Leaves & bark—aromatic,  bit- 
ter; juice—antiscorbutic, an- 
thelmintic 
ALTINGIACEAE 
Liquidambar 
Styraciflua......... pO WEOU PUI scsi sos. eters Bark—nervine; flower—aromatic 
SALICACEAP 
Salix caprea...........European pussy willow.Bark — astringent, antiseptic; 
leaves—astringent 
Populus balsamifera...Balsam poplar......... ‘Bark—stimulant, diuretic 
MYRICACEAE 
Myrica asplenifolia....Sweet fern............ Bark—astringent, tonic; leaves— 
aromatic, stimulant 
CANNABINACEAE 
Cannabis sativa........Hemp ....-.....00260 Nervine, anodyne, sudorific 
Humulus Lupulus......HOD ....cccccccceccece Tonic, diuretic, febrifuge 
KUPHORBIACEAE 
Kuphorbia corollata....Flowering spurge.... |) Root—diuretic, cathartic; juice— 
Euphorbia Lathyris....Caper spurge........ \ antisyphilitic; leaves—astring- 
Ricinus communis..... Castor bean......... ; ent, tonic, narcotic 
CORYLLACEAE 
Quercus palustris......Pin oak............. 
Quercus rubra.,...... FGG OS Bence o ats Ss ag oe Bark—astringent, tonic, antisep- 
Quercus coccinea.......Scarlet oak.......... tic, bitter, febrifuge 
Fagus sylvatica........Beech .............. J 
JUGLANDACEAE 
Juglans nigra......... Black walnut... 605% ) Bark—astringent, tonic, altera- 
Juglans cinerea....... Poa gt) | ee { tive, cathartic; juice—herpetic; 
Carya cordiformis..... MST ETORYUG 8 05 eevek ees ae ene Bark—acrid, astringent; leaves— 
Menispermum 
CANAGENSE... 2... cee 
Mormordica 
balsamifera........ 
astringent 
MENISPERMACEAE 
Nera Rei eae Excitant, tonic, laxative 
CUCURBITACEAE 
Balsam apple.......... Purgative, emetic, acrid 
