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Acliillea millefolium. Yarrow. It is similar in its properties to 

 chamomile ; stimulating, slightly astringent, and tonic. 



144. Tanacetum. Eighteen species ; 18, 2, L. 



Tanacetum vulgare. Tansy. Off. Vermifuge, tonic, and stimu- 

 lant. 



145. Inula. Forty-three species ; 18, 2, L. 



Inula helenium. Elecampane. Sec. Stimulant, slightly tonic, 

 and pectoral. In great use in diseases of the breast and lungs. 



146. Tussilago. Twenty-one species; 18, 2, L. 



Tussilago farfara. Colt's-foot. Off. Demulcent and expecto- 

 rant. More extensively used by the people at large in the form of 

 syrup, in coughs, than almost any vegetable known. 



14T. Erigeron. Forty-three species ; 18, 2, L. 

 Erigeron Canadense. Canada fleabane. Sec. 



148. Erigeron PMladelpTiicum. Philadelphia fleabane. Sec. 

 These plants are some of our most powerful astringents. For an 

 extensive account of their medicinal properties, see a paper pub- 

 lished by me on the subject in the New York Journal of Medicine 

 and Surgery for 1846. 



149. Senecio Meracifolium. Fire-weed ; groundsel. An ointment 

 made from this weed is most efficacious in the piles. It is also use- 

 ful in diseases of the skin, wounds, &c., in hemorrhages, and in 

 wounds. It is emetic in large doses. 



150. Aster. One hundred and twenty species; 18, 2, L. 

 Aster Nova Anglise. New England aster. Our beautiful asters 



do not blossom here till late in the summer, or early in the fall. 

 Their medical properties have not been sufficiently investigated. 

 According to Dr. Lawrence, of Lebanon, N. Y., a Shaker, this spe- 

 cies is employed in decoction externally in eruptions of the skin, 

 and it is also very valuable against the virulence of the poison 

 sumach. 



151. Aster cordifolius is useful as a nervine, and is preferable, in 

 many instances, to valerian. It has been used in decoction and in- 



