2O BAMBOO BRIER. 



jaundice. In all diseases of the liver it will be found 

 very valuable, and is a certain remedy for worms in 

 children. An infusion of i ounce to i pint of boiling 

 water may be taken frequently in doses of a wine- 

 glassful. 



Preparations Powdered herb: Dose, 5-10 grains. 

 Fluid extract : Dose, -1 drachm. Chelonin : Dose, 1-2 

 grains. 



Distinctive character Leaves opposite, oblong 

 lanceolate, shortly stalked, fruits crowded in a short 

 spike, ovate, inch long, two-celled with nearly 

 circular, winged seeds, having a dark centre. Taste, 

 very bitter. Odour, slightly tea-like. 



BAMBOO BRIER. Aralia nudlcaulis, Linn. 



N.O. Avaliacecr. 

 Syn. Wild Sarsaparilla. 



Part used Root. 



Action Alterative, tonic, antisyphilitic. The Ameri- 

 can Indians use this as an antisyphilitic and it has been 

 employed with success as a blood purifier in rheumatic, 

 scrofulous and cutaneous affections. The decoction 

 can be freely taken or it may be combined with 

 Burdock, Poke Root, Prickly Ash, Queen's Delight, 

 and others. 



Distinctive character Rhizome 12 or more inches 

 long, about \ inch in diameter, sometimes with 

 crowded alternate branches at the upper end bearing 

 terminal cup -shaped scars. Bark greyish brown, 

 spongy, longitudinally wrinkled. Transverse section 

 showing a hard, porous, woody ring with a white 

 central pith. Taste, mucilaginous and somewhat 

 ivy-like. 



