to the colombo root, and promisé so:banossaen aided ddi 
the American materia medica. . It is preferable to many of o 
Bae y bitters, and may, be used in powder, in doses of two seru 
_ adult, in many of those diseases in which bitters are indicated, 
___ itis generally combined with other remedies. It is a medicine whi 
sits easy on the stomach, and produces no disagreeable effects. — 
Skunx CaBBAGE. Potiak.F aida: The prior arid oantiee 
The first appearance of this singular plant is the flower. After 
the flower is arrived to a state of perfection, the leaves appear at a e 
small distance from the flower stalk. in a conic form : 
rolled together, growing very large and crimped. -in- 
swamps and low meadows. Flowers in April or May, soe g is exelu- 
sively a native of North America. The vulgar name by which it is 
generally known, is taken from its very rank, disagreeable smell, 
nearly resembling that of a skunk. 
The roots dried and powdered are an excellent medicine in asthe 
matic cases, and often give relief when other means are ineffectual. 
It may be gaven with ear to children as well as adults : to the for- 
aa may be repeal succession, the 
‘many, and repeats os aetna | the medicine il the ae 
m a Falaahle remedy in dropsy, in spasms, I rheumatism, p 
: mina It is “apps b used in childbed to promote the birth. 
‘Phe seeds of this plant are supposed to possess more efficacy in” 
asthma than the root. For expelling pate Bes" this Se ae root. 
should be administered in molasses for a s nee eae of time, = 
following it nscale purge. — 
VireiniaN SNAKEROOT- Aristolochia Serpentaria. _ The root. 
This medicinal plant is a production of the United States exclu- 
sively. Root perrennial, knotty, brown and very fibrous ; fibres long, - 
small, and yellow when fresh ; stalks round, slender, weak, jointed, 
less than a foot high, bearing: from. three to seven leaves, and from 
ne to three flowers ; leaves alternate, 0 ong or lance-like,. hase. 
~ heart-shaped, and sharp, surface smooth, sometimes undulate ; 
ers nearly radical, solitary, on long hanging stems, of a:purp 
dish color. ‘There are many varieties of this : 
und in shady woods from New England to Florida and. 
‘The root has an agreeable penetrating aromatic 
Similar to valerian and spruce. xf 
Its properties are diaphoretic, tonic, ano 
Sadao vermifuge, Saemingere, an 
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