492 Mr. Cutler's Account of indigenous Vegetables, 



POLYGAMIA. 



MONOECIA. 

 VERATRUM. Linn. Gen. Plant. 1013. 



Veratrum racemo supradecomposito, corollis erectis. Syst. Nat. 



WHITE HELEBORE. Poke-root. Indian Poke. Common in 

 wet meadows and swamps. June. 



The root is a most drastic cathartic and sternutatory. The 

 fresh roots, beaten up with hog's lard, cures the itch. It is 

 said, the roots are poisonous to swine. Crows may be destroy- 

 ed by boiling Indian corn in a strong decoction of the fresh roots, 

 and strewing it on the ground where they resort. 



ACER. Linn. Gen. Plant. 1023. 

 The Great Maple, or Sycamore Tree. The Rock Maple. 

 The Sugar Maple. 



DIOECIA. 

 FRAXINUS. Linn. Gen. Plant. 1026. 

 The White Ash. The Red Ash. The Black Ash. The 

 Prickley Ash. 



PANAX. Linn. Gen. Plant. 1031. 



Panax foliis ternis quinatis. Syst. Nat. 



GINSENG. Ninsin. It is said to grow plentifully in some parts 

 of this, and in some of the neighbouring states. May — June. 



This plant is the famous panacea of the Chinese, to which 

 they have recourse in all diseases, as the last remedy. The Eu- 

 ropean physicians esteem it a good medicine in convulsions, ver- 

 tigoes, and all nervous complaints, and recommend it as one 

 of the best restoratives known. Its dose is from ten grains to 

 twenty, in powder ; and from one dram to two to the pint, in 

 infusions. An infusion of the leaves is drank among the Chi- 

 nese and Tartars, by people of distinction, instead of tea ; but 



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