‘ROOTS, HERBS, AND FLOWERS. 75 
ORRIS ROOT, [Iris florentina,]—At present mostly employ- 
ed in odoriferous compounds. 
OLD MAN, [Artemesia abrotanum,|—In powder to a 
obstructions of the Viscera, 
ORANGE PEEL, [Cierus aurantium,|—Makes a useful tonic 
bitter to promote appetite. 
OSIER BARK, RED, [Cornus sericea,]—A remedy for 
Vomiting from Pregnancy and diseased Uterus. 
OSIER BARK, GREEN, [Cornus song yb. 3 a in 
‘Debility attended with Diarrhea. 
OILY-GRAIN LEAVES, [Sesamum indienm,]—Makes a 
mucilage for Cholera —— Catarrh, and. aor 
diseqgps. 
PRIDEWEED, [Erigeron Jansen lie powder is a 
strons styptic; the tea cold for Internal Bleeding. 
POKE, INDIAN, [Veratrum viride;}—Useful in Catarths, 
Mania and Herpetic affections. 
POKE LEAVES, [Phytolacca mecanche) Baa the 
blood, and acts as an alterative. 
_ POKE ROOT, [Phytolacca decandria,]—Valuable in Rheu- 
~~ ‘matic complaints, and for Indolent Tumors. a 
PETTY COTTON, [Gnaphaleum uglinosum,|—The tea is 
good for Colds, Coughs, and Obstructions. 
PECAN ROOT, [Podophylium peltatum,|—A_ substitute 
for mercury in Venereal, Serofulous, and other diseases. 
PAPPOOSE ROOT, [Caulophylum thalictroides,]—Pro- 
‘motes Parturition, MiSHat TERIA, = — dis- 
charges. 
PAUSON, [Sanguinaria oaths Octet % in Pulmonary 
affections, Asthma, and diseases of the Chest and Liver. 
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