PHARMACAL PLANTS AND THEIR CULTURE. 71 



124. Artemisia absinthium L. Wormwood. Composite. 

 Common garden herb. Well known medicinally. Herb used. Fif- 

 teen to twenty cents per pound. Oil, $4.50 per pound. 



125. Artemisia californica Less. Old man. Sagebrush. Hill brush. 

 Composites. 



Leaves and branches have decided insecticide powers ( H. H. Behr). 

 Employed by the Mexicans as a popular cholera remedy. The Spanish- 

 Californians regard it as a panacea for all ills. (Bot. Mex. Bound. 

 Survey, Emory's Report, page 17, 1859.) 



126. Artemisia dracunculoides Pursh. "Indian hair tonic." Com- 

 positce. 



The Indians use this plant as a hair tonic. It has not been examined 

 as to its active properties. (Hall.) 



127. Artemisia frigida Willd. Sierra salvia. Colorado mountain 

 sage. Composites. 



.Much used in the Rocky Mountain region as a diuretic, diaphoretic 

 and mild cathartic. It perhaps contains a glucoside. (F. A. Weiss, 

 Am. Pharm. Journ. 1890.) 



128. Artemisia heterophylla Nutt. Mugwort. Wormwood. Com- 

 pos ittt. 



One of the most popular of native medicinal herbs. A decoction of 

 leaves is said to be a specific in colic and colds. On account of its 

 efficacy in bronchitis it has received the name of "bronchitis plant." 

 Indians use a decoction for stomach-ache, headache, diarrhoea, rheu- 

 matism, and fevers. Decoction and poultices highly praised as a 

 remedy for poison oak, also to check hemorrhages and to heal wounds. 

 Externally it is used for sore eyes. The juice is used to counteract 

 poison oak. (Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 7: (No. Ill) 393.) 



Other species as A. bidentata, A. vulgaris californica Beso., have 

 similar properties and uses. (Le Maout and Decaisne, p. 505.) 



129. Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Sagebrush. Composite. 



Said to be poisonous. Used by the Coahilla Indians in bowel com- 

 plaints. (Barrows.) A decoction of the leaves used as a cough med- 

 icine. Very likely has diaphoretic and diuretic properties. (Am. 

 Journ. Phar. 62, 1890.) (U. S. D.) 



130. Amndinaria and Bambusa species. Bamboo. Graminece. 

 Extensively cultivated as ornamental plants. (Fairchild.) 



131. Arundo donax L. Giant reed. Graminece. 



Extensively cultivated as an ornamental plant. Roots are said to 

 be diuretic. (Bailey, Cycl. Am. Hort., p. 102.) 



