the: it pal Rae ‘spasms upon the urinary. . 
rie of urine, when ee obstructed. 
Gentian. Gentiana Americana. ~The root. 
are a. species of gentian scattered through 
ates, in great abundance. Some have blue floy 
. Some are known by the names of blue gentian, bitter 
root, blue bells, &c. All our gentians are autumnal each, blossom- 
ng very late, from September to November. They are all orna- 
would adorn a gardens apd are more or less bitter in the 
a sepatebae described rises two or three. feet i in height ; ‘the 
trong pane and erect; the leaves sachs site son the 
part of | e stem, are spear-sha d, Jar, and rough ; 
‘those from the upper part are more ‘te Hd and na 
_large yellow flowers, produced in whorls, which terminate in yellow 
bitter berries, which grow along the stalks. It is perrennial, and 
grows on the sides of roads, and in waste pastures. 
The root possesses the general virtues of bitters in an eminent 
gree, and is wholly devoid of astringency. It is tonic, antiseptic, 
and large doses, cathartic, and sudorific. It invigorates the 'sto- 
wen om is very useful in debility of the digestive organs; it ii 
the appetite, prevents the acidification of food, enables the 
‘bear and digest solid food, and thus cures indigestion 
psia. It enters into most of the digestive pills. and pre- 
Compounded with astringents, it cures in 
han the Peruvian bark. It is much used in the south 
in hectic and nervous fevers, inflammation of the ‘lungs, 
. acting as a sudorific tonic. It may be used in general debility. 
The dose is, in substance, ten to forty grains of the powdered. root: 
bs bat i it is more frequently taken in tincture or wine. 
Ginases. Pitas Quinquefolium. The root. 
This plant rises a foot in height ; the leaves rise with the flower- 
from athick joint in the stem, and have the appearance, from their 
‘of being one digistated leaf, on short purple foot-s' stalks, 
= 9 a common petiole, smooth, serrated, and pointed. Flow- 
ers Steg a small round umbel. It is perennial, and grows @ bun- 2 
ly on the sides of mountains and in rich soils, in most 
s, and particularly in the a western states. It 
Sle in Jul 7 ane bl sci FE 
ness of the little finger, 1 twa inches long, of 
wrinkled on the surface. It hasan a, 
pmell. 
‘This root is good in gravel and all debited habits, 
