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conclusions so definite in this particular, and so satis- 

 fied and pleased am I with the remedy, that I can not 

 refrain from making public the knowledge of a remedy 

 so certain and so positive in its action, and one so much 

 desired by the medical profession. The term 'Yerba 

 Santa* is one given by the Spanish, which signifies 

 'saint herb,' or 'holy herb.' It is a native of Califor- 

 nia, and is found principally in the East Range Moun- 

 tains." 



In February, 1876, Dr. J. M. Scudder received 

 specimens of the plant from Dr. Bundy, which were 

 identified by Mr. C. G. Lloyd as Eriodictyon gluti- 

 nosum. This name was announced in the March num- 

 ber of the Eclectic Medical Journal, 1876. 



Pharmaceutical preparations of this drug were first 

 presented to the American medical profession by Parke, 

 Davis & Company, of Detroit, in New Preparations 

 (467), 1877-1878. Independently of others, (May 18, 

 1875), Professor John M. Maisch (401a), of Philadel- 

 phia, had described the leaves of the plant, presenting 

 specimens to the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 

 and stating that the plant, known in California as 

 Mountain Balm, had an extremely bitter taste. (Amer. 

 Journ. of Pharm., June, 1875, p. 279). In February, 

 1876, Professor Maisch corrected his statement "that 

 the leaves had a bitter taste," ascribing to them their 

 characteristic aromatic flavor. In 1876, the February 

 number of The Pharmacist, Chicago, was headed by a 

 paper from Henry S. Wellcome, Ph.G., (677), in which 

 appeared the first descriptive article in pharmaceutical 

 print concerning this plant, and its connection with 

 medicine and pharmacy. This article, illustrated with 

 a full page frontispiece, described the plant, gave re- 



