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fusion to warts, carious bones and old ulcers, itch, gangrene, 

 and scald head ; the oil cures toothache. 



128. Juniper, Juniperus communis, the oil cures tooth- 

 ache. (These species do not seem to be accurately dis- 

 tinguished by this author.) 



Araceae. — 57. Skunk Cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, 

 roots and seeds useful in asthma, coughs, consumption, etc. ; 

 a good vermifuge when taken in powder. 



118. Wild Turnip, Indian Turnip, Dragon Root, Wake 

 Robin, etc., Arisaeraa triphyllum, roots in a tea good for 

 coughs, colds, consumption, cramps in the stomach, quickens 

 the circulation and is a useful stimulant ; a poultice made 

 of green roots and leaves useful in scrofula ; as an ointment 

 cures scald head. 



211. Siveet Flag, Acorus Calamus, useful in colic taken 

 as a bitter. 



Alismaceae. — 212. Water Plantain, Alisma Plantago, 

 an astringent in dysentery. The Wyandot Indians use it 

 externally for old sores, bruises, and wounds. " The roots 

 boiled and mashed into a poultice remove inflammation, 

 reduce swelling, cleanse and heal the most foul and in- 

 veterate ulcers." 



Orchidaceae. — 119. Lady's Slipper, Mocassin Flower, 

 Yellow Umbil, American Valerian, Nerve Root, etc., 

 Cypripedium pubescens (and other species), a nerve tonic 

 useful in nervous irritation, hysteria, spasms, fits, derange- 

 ment of the brain, madness and delirium, roots infused. 



120. Crawley Root, Fever Root, Corallorhiza odontorhiza 

 or C. innata, " cannot be given amiss in any species of colic." 



Iridaceae. — 218. Water Flag, Blue Flag, Flower-de- 

 Luce, Iris versicolor (and probably other species). "Dr 

 Elisha Smith, formerly President of the Society of Botanic 

 Physicians in New York," considered the root a perfect 

 substitute for mercury for any of its purposes. 



Chenopodiaceae.— 214. Wormseed, Chenopodium am- 

 brosioides, oil an anthelmintic. The juiqe may be ad- 

 ministered to children of two or three, or the powdered 

 seeds mixed with molasses. 



215. Garden Beet, Beta vulgaris, with hoarhound, 

 spikenard, elecampane roots, a honey syrup for coughs 

 and consumption. 



