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- winter. - 
_ which support a number of short, oval, serrated leaves; its stem is 
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ts, strengthens the stomach, and causes an. 
steeped gently in water, or infused in spirits. 
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pe a Auper. Prunos Verticillatus. The bark Sod berries, 
_ This is a very common shrub in many parts of the United States 
and grows in the greatest perfection in swamps and marshy places. 
The outer bark is of a blackish color, but the inner is yellow, and ey 
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being chewed, turns the spittle to a saffron color. The berries 
of a fine red color, and may be seen inthe winter. 
The bark is astringent, and is likewise considerably 
pungent. It has been used as a substitute for the Peruvian ba 
intermittents and other diseases, both in. substance and , 
It is chiefly useful as a tonic and corroborant, in cases of great 
bility, and in dropsies and incipient gangrene. It is both given in- 
ternally, and used externally as a wash. The berries, infused in 
wine or brandy, make an excellent bitter tincture, and preservative 
against worms. ee 
Care should be taken to distinguish the black alder from the 
swamp alder or tag alder. Les a ee 
A decoction of the bark and berries, drank continually 
able remedy for the bleeding piles. 
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Swamp or Tac Atprr. Alnus Rotundifolia. The bark. ; 
2“ This is a swamp tree, growing from ten to twenty feet high, and 
eceives its name from the tags with which it is covered during the | 
In decoction, or in beer, it is used very frequently as a detergent, 
and alterative to the blood. An ointment made from it, is good in 
burns and inflammation. ene 
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ALEXANDER, on Witp Parsiex. Petroselinum. - The s 
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is a biennial plant, root long and very thick, smell. strong, 
acrid taste, leaves doubly compound, numerous, and proceed 
immediately from the root. The main leaf stalk is divided into three — 
principal branches, and each of these subdivided into three others, 
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firm, upright, and scored on the surface, and grows from four to six 
feet high ; the seeds are shaped like ac on - It grows in low 
meadows, flowers in July, and the seed is ripe in September. 
_. The seed only is used in medicine, and is a warm and pow 
diuretic. It may be combined with marsh mallows in decoction, in 
ion of four ounces of the seeds to two ounces of marshmal- 
) to three quarts, and sweetened with honey, a tea-cup. 
