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LoBELiACEAE. — 30. Lobelia, Lobelia inflata, a cure-all as 

 with all the Thomsonian School, chiefly as an emetic or 

 clyster. 



Ericaceae. — 31. Pipsissewa, Princes Pine, Chimaphila 

 umbellata, " valuable internal medicine for fevers, rheuma- 

 tism, diseases of urinary organs, scrofula, cancer, dropsy, 

 and nervous debility ; externally for bathing rheumatic 

 joints, ulcers, and hard swelling ; the tops and roots made 

 into a tea for both internal and external use. 



93. Wintergree7i, Clieckerberry, Mountain Tea, Deer- 

 berry, Spice -berry. Tea -berry, Ground Ivy, Hill-berry, 

 Gaultheria procumbens, " stimulant, anodyne, astringent, 

 sudorific, milky, and cordial " ; in an ointment for blows and 

 bruises ; the oil relieves toothache. (" Wintergreen " some- 

 times means the Pylora genus.) 



(94. Uva Ursi, Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi.) 



(95. Cranberry, Vaccinium of different species.) 



176. Black Alder, Ilex verticillata, berries steeped in wine 

 or brandy an excellent bitter and a good anthelmintic, the 

 bark in a tea good for diseases of the skin, and a good wash 

 for bad ulcers and sores. (The name " Black Alder " is 

 sometimes given to the Silex nigra, but the description 

 given by the author identifies this with the Ilex verticillata 

 or common Winterberry.) 



Plantaginaceae. — 96. Plaintain, Plantago major, the 

 roots and branches with those of the hoarhound (No. 41) 

 bruised and the juice squeezed out, given internally for 

 snake-bites. 



Orobanchaceae. — 177. Cancer Root, Beech Drops, Epi- 

 phegus Virginiana, a powerful astringent, the fresh bruised 

 root has cured cancer; beneficial in the cure of St. Anthony's 

 Fire; a decoction " a certain cure for wounds, bruises, scalds, 

 and for members nipped by frost." 



(Plumbaginaceae. — 33. Marsh Rosemary, Statice 

 Limonium.) 



Primulaceae. — 178. Water Pimpernel, Brookweed, 

 Brooklime, Samolus Valerandi, var. Americanus, in a drink 

 antiscorbutic, diuretic, febrifuge, and an excellent emmena- 

 gogue and ecbolic, good also in. fevers and coughs. 



Scrophulariaceae. — 32. Snakehead, Brook Aloes, 

 Chelone glabra, vermifuge. 



