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ANTUEAII8.— ClIAMOMILK. 



Anthemis nobilis Linm'. — (Ihnmomile. 



P'-scriplinii. — HcikU iiml HowfTiH lis in mfiniffi, rxropt, tliaf. tho ravfJ nro 

 liistillato. Actliouiii toruto, slriatc, or smootli. l'ai)puH nonv., ur a miimtc 

 ci'own. 



A perennial, somewhat downy licil). Loaves 1- to '2-piiinatcly dividcil, 

 the uUiniat(! Hcj^nients as in niariita hut fewer and more compact. 



Iftihi/til. — Cliamomilc, a iintivo of Europe, has heeii h)n^' cuUivated in 

 panh'uslien!, and has beccimo iiaturahzed to a very hmitcd ext(;nt in New 

 Jersey and l)(!laware. 



J'art f'sed. — The flowers —official name, Anthemis — United States I'har- 

 macopa'ia. 



Const it aentx. — Volatile oil, a bitter principle, and common vegetable 

 constitnonts. 



/'rrpitralions. — None arc official. It is most commonly employed in 

 infusion or decoction. The volatile oil and 

 an extract are official in IJritain. 



Medical Pntpcrtiea and f'»es. — Chamomile 

 is a mild stimulant and tonic, and one jnir- 

 ticidarly suited to debility of the di^^estive 

 orj^'ans. The warm infusion is frequently 

 used as a diaphoretic, and, in large doses, 

 ns an emetic. Fomentations of chamomile 

 are employed as a soothing application in 

 sprains, braises, colic, abscesses, and local 

 pains generally. 



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ACHILLEA.— YAiinow. 



■Yar- 



Achillea Millefolium Linm' 

 row, Milfoil. 



DeHcription. — Heads many-flowered, ra- 

 diate ; the rays 4 or 5, fertile, white, rarely 

 rose-colored. Involucre oblong, the scales 

 imbricated. Receptacle chaffy, ffattish, 

 Achenia oblong, flattened, margined. Pap- 

 pus none. 



A perennial herb, 1 to 3 feet high. 

 Leaves oblong or linear in outline, bipin- 

 nately parted, the ultimate divisions 3- to .5-cleft, crowded. Heads in a 

 compound, flat-topped corymb, appearing throughout the summer. 



IJabilat. — Fields and waste places ; everywhere common. 



Part Used. — The herb — not oiiicial. 



Fio. 13,5.— Achillea lliUcfolium. 



