AN DUO. Mi: DA. ID.'J 



awnod ftt tlio sun unit. Stylo liliform ; stip^nm nndividod, obtuse. Ciip- 

 sule deproHscd-j^loIjuIiir, 5-colled, mauy-secilod, coinplotoly euclosed in ii 

 livrj,'f! rod, biTiy-liko calyx. 



A small, ('rc('i)inp;", shrubby, or almosfc horbac'cous porcnnial. Stem 

 crcopin<^ oxtcnsivoly just bcni-atli the surface of the; yiound, and scndiii|^ 

 up erect branches 3 to 5 iimhes hi;^'h. Leaves nlternate, everf^rocn, 

 coriaceous, 1 inch lon^, obovate, cuneate at the base, remotely and seta- 

 ceously denticulate!, 3 to (5 placed near the sununit of each branch. Flowers 

 axillary, on pedicels nearly half an inch Ion;,', with 2 bracti'oles near the 

 flower, mostly solitary, nodding, appearing in summer. Fruit edible, but 

 rather dry. 



Ilabilal. — In woods, and rather dry sandy swamps; conunon. 



Part Used. l^\\f leaves — Cinled States Pharmacopd'ia. 



C())is/ilitciil><.—T\n'iv most important constituent is a highly aromatin 

 volatile oil ; tlioy also contain taimiu, and the crystalline principle found 

 in uva-ursi, which s(;e. 



Freparatiom. — Oleuiu gaultheriio— oil of gaulthoria {oil of ivintcrfjrem). 

 Spiritus gaultheriic — spirit of gaulthoria (tr.sse»c'e (*/' icintergreen). — United 

 Stales I'harmacopa'ia. 



Medieal Propcrlies and I'srs. — Until recently, wintcrgreen was usetl 

 only as an aromatic stinuilant, or as a llavoring agent. Since the introduc- 

 tion of salicylic acid as a remedy for rheumatism, however, the oil of win- 

 tergreon, which contains a largo i)ercentage of tills iicid, has been used 

 medicinally in the same disease. In some cases the results have been grat- 

 ifying, but. in general, the acid itself, or some of its salts, are much moro 

 oilicient. From a somewhat limittjd experienco, the author finds tliat fre- 

 quent doses of the oil often become insupportable, owing to its high flavor, 

 anil hence he has found it difticult to persist in the use of the remedy long 

 enough to secure permanent curative effects. 



ANDROMEDA. 



Andromeda Mariana Linne. — Stafjger-Bush. 



Description. — Calyx deeply .'i-partod, the segments acute. Corolla 

 ovoid-cylindrical, about one-half inch long, white, or pale-rose coloi-, .5- 

 cleft. Stiuuons 10 ; filaments linear, lanceolate, doubly recurved, hairy ; 

 antliors oblong, awnless, the colls oj^oning by a largo oblicpio terminal ori- 

 fice. Style shorter than the corolla, tapering ; stigma obscurely lobed. 

 Capsule conical, somewhat contracted at the base, .'j-cellcd, 5-anglod, 

 many-seeded ; the sutures very prominent, at length sop;) rating from the 

 valves. 



A shrub 2 to 3 feet high, with a few erect branches ; bark gray, sprin- 

 kled witli black dots. Leaves 2 to 3 inches long, oval or ol)l()ng, often 

 obtuse at the apex, acute at the base, entire, coriaceous, sprinkled with 

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