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GENTIAN, ENGLISH. Qentiana campestrls, Linn. 



N.O. GentianacecB. 

 Syn. Felwort, Baldmoney, Field Gentian. 



Parts used Root, herb. 



Action Bitter tonic. For uses see Gentian. 



Distinctive character Herb, 4-6 inches high, 

 branched above, leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, or 

 ovate-spathulate below, with entire margins. Flowers 

 bluish purple, tubular, with five segments. Calyx seg- 

 ments five, nearly equal. Taste, bitter. Odour, none. 



GERMANDER. Teucrlum Chamaedrys, Linn. 



N.O. Lobiata. 



Syn. Chasse fievre (Fr.), Petit Chene (Fr.). 

 Part used Herb. 



Action Stimulant, tonic, diaphoretic, diuretic. Has 

 been employed in rheumatism, gout, intermittent fevers, 

 scrofula, and skin diseases. See Water Germander. 



Distinctive character Stem 1-2 feet long. Leaves 

 dark green, shining above, ovate, ^-i^inch long and J- 

 inch broad, with oblong, obtuse teeth and a wedge- 

 shaped entire base. Floral leaves nearly entire. Flowers 

 purplish red, upper lip deeply bifid, with projecting 

 stamens. Taste, bitter. Odour, none. 



GINGER. Zingiber offlcinale, Rose. 



N.O. Zingiber acece. 

 Part used Root. 



Action Stimulant, carminative, expectorant. Is 

 chiefly used in combination with other remedies, but 

 should be taken alone in cases of colds, spasms, flatu- 



