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ARCHANGELICA. 



Archangelica atropurpurea Hoffiiinn. — Great Angelica. 



Dexcrijjiion. — Calyx- toetli short. Corolla: petals olliptical, entire, with 

 an inflexed i)oint. Fruit somewhat dorsally coiiipi'essod, Knio(>th ; earpols 

 ■with ii rather thiek earinatcd dorsal ribs, and with lateral ribs dilated into 

 marginal wings ; seed becoming loose in the pericarp, and having numer- 

 ous oil-tubes which adhere to its surface. 



A large perennial herb. Stem 4 to feet high, smooth, striate-snloate, 

 dark pui'i^le. Leaves usually with large inflated petioles, 3-parted, the 

 divisions bipinnateh' divided ; segments of the secondary divisions ft to 

 7, shar])ly cut-serrtite, acute. L'nd)els somewhat globose after flowering, 

 (5 to 8 inches in diameter ; flowers greenish-white, appearing in May and 

 June. 



Hahilal- -Low river banks, Peinisylvania to Wisconsin and northward. 



J'art Used. — The root — not olHcial. 



Confitifncnl.'^. — Unknown, but probably similar to tliose of Eui'ojjean an- 

 gelica, namely, a volatile oil, a somewhat acrid resin termed (iiiydiciii, aud 

 eonnnou vegetable principles. 



Preparations. — None are ofHcial. The drug is administered in powder 

 or infusion. 



j\le(iic(d /'rapcrtie.^ ana Uses. — Angelica is aromatic, stimulant, diapho- 

 "ctic, and in large doses emetic. It has been empk)yed with benefit in 

 (ihronic bronchitis, chronic rheumatism and gout, intermittent fevei", etc. 

 Like many other remedies of similar properties, it is used in domestic 

 practice to promote the menstrual discharge. 



CICUTA.— Wati:u-IIi:.m].ock. 



Cicuta maculata Linne. — American Waler-IIe.mlock, Spotted Cow- 

 f)ane, .irnsqnasli Hoot. 



Description. — Calyx-teeth minute. Corolla : petals obovate with in- 

 flexed points, Avhite. Fruit, sub-gloliose, laterally contracted ; cai-jjels wiili 

 ;■) flatfish, strong ribs, the int(n'vals each with an oil-tube. 



A stout perennial herb, with tuberous roots. Stem 1 to H feet high, 

 finely striate Avith green and piu'ple, and sometimes spotted. Leaves 

 thrice pinnately or tcniately compound, the lower oiu s on long petioles ; 

 leaflets lanceolate or oblong, serrate, acuminate, with veins appearing to ter- 

 minate in the notches ; close observation, however, shows that they are con- 

 tinued along one side to the points of the teeth. Umbels without an invo- 

 lucre or with one of 1 or 2 leaflets. The flowers are produced in July aud 

 August. 



Habitat. — In swamps and wet places ; common everywhere. 



