104 PHARMACAL PLANTS AND THEIR CULTURE. 



396. Gilia aggregata Spreng. Polemoniacece. 



An infusion of the entire plant used as a drastic purgative. Also 

 used as a tonic, in fevers, etc. Extensive popular use among Indians 

 and settlers. Well worthy of careful study. May take the place of 

 cascara bark. (See 398.) 



397. Gilia cotusefolia Steud. Polemoniacece. 



Odor like that of chamomile. There are numerous California species 

 of Gilia which require careful study as to identity and as regards 

 medicinal (laxative, tonic) properties. 



398. Gilia squarrosa Hook. Skunkweed. Polemoniacece. 



Has a disagreeable odor from which it derives its name. G. virgata 

 floccosa has properties like those of G. aggregata. Specimens sent to 

 the writer were identified by Mr. Brandegee. (See 396.) 



399. Gingko biloba L. Maiden hair tree. Coniferce. 



A handsome ornamental tree of Asia, cultivated in California. 

 Easily propagated and free from disease. The seeds are eaten by the 

 Chinese. The ripe fruit has a foul odor. 



400. Ginseng. (See Panax.) 



401. Glecoma hederacea L. Ground Ivy. Labiatce. 



A cosmopolitan introduced plant. Has mildly stimulating tonic, 

 diuretic and aperient properties; useful in chonic pulmonary and 

 vesical catarrh. Well-known popular medicinal plant. Figures 

 extensively in plant lore. (U. S. Disp.) 



402. Glycyrrhiza glabra L. Licorice. Leguminosce. 



Cultivated with more or less success in various parts of the United 

 States. To make the venture a financial success, it must be under- 

 taken on a large scale. (See Chap. III.) (Licorice culture in England, 

 Proc. A. Ph. A., 23:212, 1875.) 



403. Glycyrrhiza lepidota glutinosa Pursh. Wild licorice. Legu- 

 minosce. 



Native of California. Much like G. glabra and can no doubt be sub- 

 stituted for the true licorice. Cultivation is said to increase the active 

 constituents. 



404. Gnaphalium decurrens Ives. Cudweed. Lady's tobacco. 

 Compositce. 



Pillows made of the leaves are used to cure catarrhal affections. 

 Said to have sedative properties. G. margaritaceum, Life everlasting, 

 and other species of the State (G. decurrens calif ornicum D. C.) are 

 said to have similar properties. A decoction is used in intestinal and 

 pulmonary catarrh. Used externally in fomentations for bruises, etc. 



