10 WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Alnus serrulala Willd. Same as Abms rugosu. 



Alsine media L. Pink family (Silenaceae). 



Synonym. — Stellaria media Cyr. 

 Common ehickweed. 

 .Small, annual herb, probably introduced from Europe, and now common in 



fields and around dwellings' throughout the United States. 

 Fart used. — Herb (nonoflicial) . v 



Althaea. See Althaea officinalis. 



Althaea officinalis L. Mallow family (Malvaceae). 



Althaea; marshmallow; sweatweed; mortification-root. 

 Perennial herb, 2 to 4 feet high, naturalized from Europe; occurs in salt marshes, 



coast of Massachusetts and New York, and in Pennsylvania. 

 P((rts used. — Root from plants of second year's growth, deprived of the periderm 

 (official); leaves and flowers (nonofficial) are also used. 



Alum-root. See fieranivui maculatum and Headiera americana. 



Ambrosia artemisiaefolia L. Ragweed family ( Ambrosiaceae). 



Roman wormwood; ragweed; hogweed; stammerwort. 



Coarse, native weed, annual, 1 to 3 feet high; in waste places, eastern United 

 States, west to British Columbia and Mexico. 



Part used. — Herb (nonofficial). 

 Ampelopsis quinquefolia Michx. Same as Parthenocissus quinquefolia. 

 Amy-root. See Apocynum cannabinum. 

 Anag-allis arvensis L. Primrose family (Primulaceae) . 



Red diickweeil; red jjimpernel; scarlet pimpernel; shepherd' s-weatherglass. 



Low, spreading, annual herb, naturalized from J^urope, and growing along road- 

 sides and in fields almost throughout the United States. 



Part used. — Herb ( nonofficial). 

 Anaphalis m,argaritacea (L. ) Benth. & Hook. Aster family (Asteraceae). 



Synonyms. — Gnaplialiiim margaritaceiim L. ; Anfennaria margaritacca Hook. 



Everlasting; pearly everlasting; large-flowered everlasting; cottonweed. 



White-hairy or woolly perennial herb, native in dry soil from Newfoundland to 

 Alaska, south to North Carolina and California. 



Part used. — Leaves (nonofficial). 

 Andromeda arhorea L. Same as Oxydendrmn arboreum. 

 Anemone patens var. nuttalliana A. (xray. Same as Pulsatilla Jdrsutissima. 

 Angelica, American. See Angelica atropurpurea. 

 Angelica atropurpurea L. Parsley family (Apiaceae). 



Synonym. — Archangelica atropurpurea Hoffm. 



Purple-stemmed angelica; American angelica; masterwort. 



Tall, stout, perennial herb, 4 to 6 feet high; native in swamps and damp places 

 from Labrador to Delaware and west to Minnesota. 



Parts used. — Root and seeds (nonofficial). 



Angelica, purple-stemmed. See Angelica atropurpurea. 

 Anise-root. See Washingtonia longistylis. 



Antemiaria margaritacea Hook. Same as Anaphalis margaritarea. 

 Anthemis cotula L. Aster family (Asteraceae). 



Synonym. — Morula cotula DC. 



Mayweed; dog-fennel; fetid camomile (or chamomile). 



Strong-scented, annual herb, naturalized from Europe; occurs in dry sod, fields, 

 waste places, and along roadsides almost throughout North America, wilh 

 the exception of the extreme North. 



Part used. — Herb (nonofficial). 



