aa 
complete. 
ree grains, four or five times a day, will prevent 
A small dose vomits. ee iil ae) E82 
he r ce ‘ eae : * 
= 
y in West Flori- 
erie root has ated. diseases of the 
iver, jaundice, “a ntermittent fevers, &c. In the 
present practice it is also used in removing obstructions of the menses, 
and is effectual in giving speedy relief in fits of the gravel and in 
resolving tumors. 
Unn Roor. Aletris Farinosa. The root. 
aly star 
dev 
i’s” 
Pie “ve : small, black own inside, and 
crooked. cal leaves from six to twelve, spreading on the ground 
like a star; but all unequal in size, sessile, lance-like, entire, very 
into leaves. Flowers white, forming a long slender scattered spike. 
_ This species is found from New England to Georgia and Kentucky, 
- large ones p: 
» ness, and narcotic effects ; twelve grains of the 
largest dose. In repeated small doses it invico 
verized root of this plant taken’. 
. A tea spoonful of the powdered root may be taken at a dose, or ~ 
it may be made into a tea. Bet 
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