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MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
Botanical name Common name Medicinal property 
ASCLEPIADACBRAL 
Asclepias tuberosa......Butterfly weed....... } , 
Asclepias syriaca.......Silkweed ............ war done he diaphoretic, 
Asclepias incarnata....Swamp milkweed..... | = 
CONVOLVULACEAB 
Ipomoea pandurata.....Wild potato vine....... Root—laxative, diuretic, hydragogue 
PLUMBAGINACEAE 
Statice caroliniana..... Sea lavender........., Astringent, tonic 
BORAGINACEAE 
Cynoglossum officinale.Hound’s tongue........ Plant—astringent, aromatic; root 
—tonic, diuretic 
Borago officinalis......Borage ............... Sudorific, demulcent 
LAMIACEAR 
Lavandula vera...... Lavender ............. Bitter, pungent, aromatic 
Mentha spicauta........ Spearmint .......... 
Mentha piperita........ Peppermint ......._. Stimulant, stomachic, diuretic 
Salvia officinalis...... PORO ely re Uke ecko dor Tonic, pectorant, aromatic 
Cunila origanoides.....Dittany ............... Stimulant, nervine 
Marrubium vulgare ...Horehovnd ........... Aromatic, expectorant 
Nepeta Cataria....... -Catnip ................ Aromatic, diaphoretic, diuretic, 
anodyne 
SCROPHULARIACEAE 
Scrophularia 
marilandica.......... MAR WOE oe oe ed ees wed Alterative, diuretic 
Chelone glabra........ Turtle head ........... Tonic, cathartic, hepatic 
Digitalis purpurea..... Foxglove ............. Diuretic, emetic, vulnerary 
LOBELIACEAEB 
Lobelia inflata......... Indian tobacco....... | Anthelmintic, antispasmodic, 
Lobelia syphilitica..... Large blue lobelia.... { nervine 
ASTERACKAB 
Liatris squarrosa...... Blazing-star ........., Diuretic, stimulant 
Eupatorium perfoliatumBoneset ............. | Aromatic, tonic, diuretic, anti- 
Eupatorium purpurewin Joe-Pye weed........ { spasmodic 
Erigeron annuus....... Fleabane .............. Astringent, tonic 
Solidago odora........ Golden-rod ............ Vulnerary, diuretic 
Inula Helenium........Elecampane ........... Expectorant, emollient 
Helenium autumnale...Sneezeweed ........... Tonic, febrifuge 
Achillea Millefolium...Yarrow ............... Astringent, alterative 
Artemisia Absinthimum \bsinth .............. Aromatic, tonic, diuretic 
Tanacetum vulgare.....Tansy ................ Aromatic, tonic 
