46 ROOTS, HERBS, AND FLOWERS. 
CANADA THISTLE, ROOT, ‘[Cnicus arvensis.]—Appli- 
cable to all the purposes of general diuretics. 
- CUCKOO-BREAD, [Oxalis acetocella,]—A very strong de- 
coction or extract, cures Cancers, as a plaster. 
CINCHONA BARK, [Cinchona officinalis,}—Uses well 
known in Want of Appetite, Decay, Hysterics, dc. 
CHOCOLATE ROOT, [Geum rivale,]—Valuable in Debil- 
ity, Dyspepsia, Bleeding at the Lungs, Colic, &c. 
CORIANDER SEED, (Coriandrum sativum, }|—Employed in 
Hysterics, Tertian Agues, and Carminative Compounds. 
CURCUMA ROOT, [Cureuma longa,]|—Used in Coloring 
Tinctures, and is good in Jaundice and Dropsy. 
COW-PARSNIP SEED, [Heracleum lanatum,]—Given as 
a carminative in Flatulent Complaints. es 
CORAL ROOT, [Corallorhiza odontorhiza,|—Invaluable in 
CULVER’S ROOT, [Leptandria virginica,)—Useful in 
_ Pleurisy, Bilious and Typhus Fevers. 
CHAMOMILE, WILD or HIGH, [Anthemis cotula],—Em- 
ployed in Fevers and Colds, to produce perspiration. _ 
CATCH-WEED, [Galium aparine,|—Good in Gravel, Drop- 
__ sy; Fevers, Obstructions and Eruptions, — 
COCK-UP-HAT, [Stillingia sylvatica,|—Valuable in Yaws, 
_ Ulcers, Venereal complaints, and Leprosy, 
CLIFF-WEED, [Heucheria acerifolia,]—An external remedy 
in Hemorrhage, Sores, Wounds, and Ulcers. 
CHEESE PLANT, [Malva rotundifolia, ]—Often used in de- 
____ coction for Dysentery and Urinary complaints, 
COLCHICUM, [Colchicum  aiitumnale,]—Serviceable in 
Gout, Dropsy, Piles, and Humoral Asthma. 
