DYER'S GREENWEED DWARF ELDER ECHINACEA. 95 



DYER'S QREENWEED. Qentista tiactorla, Linn. 



N.O. Leguminoso;. 



Syn. Greenweed, Dyer's Weed, Dyer's Broom, 

 Woad-waxen. 



Parts used Twigs, leaves. 



Action Diuretic, cathartic, emetic. This plant has 

 been successfully used as a remedy in dropsical affec- 

 tions, also in gout, rheumatism, and in albuminuria. 

 The decoction may be given in wineglassful doses three 

 to four times daily. 



Distinctive character Stems almost unbranched, 

 about 6-8 inches long, angular, with erect linear-lanceo- 

 late, sessile, hairless leaves, about f inch long and T % inch 

 broad. Flowers, yellow, papilionaceous, in spikes ter- 

 minating the stem. Taste, bitter. Odour, none. 



DWARF ELDER. Sambucus Ebtilus, Linn. 



N.O. Caprifoliacea. 

 Syn. Danewort. 



Part used Leaves. 



Action Expectorant, diuretic, diaphoretic, purga- 

 tive. It is said to be very efficacious in dropsy. The 

 berries are sometimes used medicinally. 



Aistinctive character Leaves pinnate, leaflets 

 longer than those of the common elder, often with small 

 stipulets at their base. Flowers white with pink anthers. 

 Stem not woody. In the United States the name of 

 Dwarf Elder is given to a different plant, viz., Aralia 

 hispida, Vent. N.O. Av&liacetz. 



ECHINACEA. Echinacea angustifolla, D.C. 



N.O. Composite. 

 Syn. Black Sampson, Coneflower. 



Part used Root. 



Action Alterative, antiseptic. Useful in all diseases 

 due to impurities in blood, such as boils, carbuncles, 



