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Bideus leucanthus W. 



Correopside odorante des antilles (f) 

 Coreopsida de flores blancas (sp.) 

 Used as an emenagogue. v. W. I. Camomille. 

 W. I. Camomille, Chrysanthellum procumbeus Rich. 

 Camomille des Antilles (fr.) 

 Manzanilla de America (sp.) 



With a handful of this plant to one pint boiling water is 

 prepared a useful Emenagogue Infusion. With the flowering 

 summits can be prepared a good Emenagogite Wine analagous to 

 that of Wormwood (q.v.) and which may be used in the same 

 circumstances and doses (De Grosourdy). The dined and 

 pounded flowering summits might be useful as an insect powder. 

 C. parthenium by aqueous distillation yields a greenish oil, de- 

 positing stearoptene by keeping. 



Cows' Tongue. Elephantopus scaler L. 

 Lengua de Vaca (sp.) 



The decoction of one handful of this bush in a pint of water, 

 administered by cupfuls is much used as a mild astringent. 



A good vulnerary (Sloan) 



Cudweed. Guapholium americanum Milt. 



Vira-vira (sp.) 



This plant (and others of the same family) is very astringent. 

 Barham recommends a syrup made with the flowering tops 

 against Coughs and Catarrhs. In Venezuela, according to 

 De Grosourdy, it is in repute both as a sudorific and an 

 emenagogue. They give a decoction of one handful of it to one 

 quart water, sweetened, in the course of a day. 



Dandylion Leria albicans D.C. 

 Is credited with Diuretic and Sudorific properties. 



Eclipta alba Hassk. Yerba de tajo (sp.) 



Is celebrated in Venezuela as a Vulnerary. The fresh 

 leaves are pounded and applied as a poultice twice a day. (De G.) 



Cigar Bush (Jma.) Critonea Dalea D.C. 

 Eupatoire de la Jamaique (fr.) Guerrera (sp.) 



The dried leaves of Cigar bush have a strong odor of Vanilla 

 (and yield a strongly scented essential oil). They are much 

 used in Puerto Rico to aromatise tobacco. In that island a 

 tincture of three handfuls of the dried leaves in a quart of 

 strong rum has much repute as a liniment to cure rheumatic 

 pains. An infusion of a handful of the dried leaves in a quart 

 of boiling water taken internally is a good sudorific. 



