MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 63 
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Botanical name Common name Medicinal property 
FUMARIACEAE 
Dicentra canadensis....Dutchman’s breeches...Antisyphilitic, alterative, diuret- 
ic, tonic 
BERBERIDACEAE 
Caulophyllum 
thalictroides......... Blue cohosh........... Stimulant, emmenagogue, sudori- 
fic 
Berberis vulgaris...... IAL DELL YG. csi oes Root & bark—astringent, laxa- 
tive, hepatic; buds—acid, re- 
frigerant 
VITACEAE 
Vitie viniferad.......... Gra DC ieee seis ae scree Acid, refrigerant, antiscorbutic 
MELIACEAE 
Melia Azedarach....... iC) 0 Cae cae ae Bark & root—anthelmintic, ver- 
mifuge 
ANACARDIACEAE 
Rhus toxidendron......Poison ivy...........65 Rubefacient, vesicant 
RUTACEAE 
Ptelea trifoliata........-Hop tree............... Tonic, stimulant, alterative 
Ruta graveolens...... Ne RCULG eset en ee astioney saci) = Antispasmodic, emmenagogue 
XANTHOXYLACEAE 
Xanthorylum 
AMETICANWM. 266.60 oe .Prickly ash............Pungent, tonic, stimulant, altera- 
tive 
LINACEAE 
Linum usitatissimum. Plax ...2...c0. cee cee: Pectoral, demulcent, emollient, 
mucilaginous 
OXALIDACEAE 
Ozralis corniculata......Sorrel .............. ) Acrid, refrigerant, diuretic, as- 
Oxalis violacea.........Wood sorrel......... { tringent 
GERANIACEAE 
Geranium maculatum...Wild cranesbill...... ) Astringent, tonic, styptic, anti- 
Geranium sanguineum..Cranesbill ........... { septic 
CARYOPHYLLACEAB 
Saponaria officinalis...Bouncing Bet.......... Tonic, diaphoretic, alterative, 
saponaceous 
POLYGONACEAE 
Rheum Rhaponticum...Rhubarb ............. .Root—cathartic, astringent, tonic 
Rumer Acetosella...... Wield sorrel ..: 0.23.55. .Leaves—acid, diuretic; root— 
astringent, tonic 
Polygonum 
hydropiperoides...... SMGPUWECG. cies crac Astringent, vulnerary, antiseptic 
