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The white cohosh hardly deserves a place here, as the European baneberry 
will without doubt cover its entire action and more beside ; it will, however, often 
be found useful in many forms of reflex uterine headache, some types of chronic 
fleeting rheumatism, congestion, in the female especially, and reflex uterine gas- 
tralgia. Rafinesque says the roots are repellant, nervine, and used for debility 
in Canada. 
PART USED AND PREPARATION.—The whole fresh plant, while the fruit 
is ripening, should be chopped and pounded to a pulp and weighed. Then two 
parts by weight of alcohol are to be taken, the pulp thoroughly mixed with one- 
sixth part of it, and the rest of the alcohol added. After mixing well, pour the 
whole into a well-stoppered bottle, and allow it to stand eight days in a dark, 
cool place. 
The tincture is then separated by decanting, straining and filtering, 
DESCRIPTION OF PLATE Io. 
ACTAA SPICATA, var. ALBA.* 
Flower, showing calyx. 
. Expanded flower of Actea rubra. 
Stamen (enlarged). 
Pistil (enlarged). 
Horizontal section of ovary (enlarged). 
. Top of plant, Ithaca, N. ¥., May roth, 1880. 
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* The Plate is wrongly titled Actea spicata. 
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