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Cleome dodecandria. False mustard. Used in Cochin China as a 

 counter-irritant in the same way as mustard. The root is used 

 in the United States as a vermifuge. 



.ORDER 12. BERBERIDE.E. 



49. Berberis. Barberry ; 6, 1, L. 



Berberis vulgaris. Barberry. Sec. The whole plant is agreeably 

 acid. It probably contains the tartaric acid. The bark is of a 

 yellow colour, and bitter. The red berries and the leaves are re- 

 frigerant, and slightly antiscorbutic. The conserve is an agreeable 

 acid, somewhat purgative. It has been used in leucorrhoea, canker 

 in the mouth, &c. 



50. Leontice. Four species ; 6, 1, L. 



Leontice thalictro'ides. Cohosh; pappoose root; squaw root; yel- 

 low ginseng, &c. This plant is different from the Actseas, which are 

 sometimes called cohosh, and must not be confounded with them. It 

 is the Caulophyllum thalictro'ides of Rafinesque. The root is the only 

 part employed. It is demulcent, antispasmodic, sudorific, and em- 

 menagogue. The Indians recommend it in colic, sore throat, rheu- 

 matism, dropsy, and a variety of other complaints. The Indian 

 women use it successfully in cases of lingering parturition, by giving 

 constantly a strong tea of it during labour, or a week or two before 

 the expected period. It appears to be peculiarly suited to female 

 complaints. It is a powerful emmenagogue, and promotes the delivery 

 of the menstrual flux, and dropsical discharges. It should be given 

 in warm infusion, decoction, tincture, syrup, or cordial. It con- 

 tains gum, resin, and oil. Raf. 



ORDER 13. MAGNOLIACEJJI. 



51. Liriodendron tulipifera ; 13, 13, L. White wood tulip tree. 

 Sec. This stately tree, which bears the most magnificent flowers, is 

 seen in Massachusetts. I have seen immense forests of it in all 

 their grandeur in the Western States. The bark, particularly 

 the bark of the root, is stimulant, tonic, and diuretic. It is much 

 used in rheumatism, intermittents, dyspepsia, &c. It has been pro- 

 posed as a substitute for Peruvian bark ; used for bots in horses, 

 and worms in children. An elegant coloured plate of it may be 

 found in those splendid works, Bigelow's Medical Botany and 

 Barton's Flora. 



