26 A Medico- Botanical Catalogue of Plants, fyc. 



Pinus taeda.—Pe. II., 161 ; U. S. Disp., 709. 



P. palustris, (Long leaved pine.) — Pe. Mat. Med. II., 167 ; 

 Bell's Diet., 359 ; U. S. Disp.. 709 ; Ball. & Gar. M. Med., 

 399 ; Royle Mat. Med. 564. 



Plantago major, (Plantain.)— Le. Mat. Med. II., 232; U. S. 

 Disp., 1289, App.; Ed. & Vav., Mat. Med., 135; BergiiL, 71; 

 Me. & de L. Diet, de Mat. Med. t. V., 358 ; Journ. Univ. des. 

 Sc., ?>Ied. XIX., 127. A popular vulnerary, once in great re- 

 pute, said to have proved useful in intermittents, and many other 

 diseases. It is no doubt possessed of some value as a dressing 

 for blisters, sores, &c. I have seen it growing in the streets of 

 Charleston. 



P. lanceolata, (Rib-wort.)— Le. Mat. Med., II., 232. 



Podophyllum peltatum, (Wild Jalap.) — Pe. Mat. Med. II., 

 749; Drayton's View, S. C., 73; Fr. Elems., 137; Royle Mat. 

 Med., 573; Bell's Pract. Diet., 373 ; Ell. Mat. Med., L, 205 ; 

 Ed. & Vav., Mat. Med. I., 514 ; U. S. Disp., 556 ; Big. Am. Med. 

 Bot. II., 34 ; Bart. Mat. Med. I, 9 ; Journ. Phil. Col. Pharm. III., 

 273; Med. Recorder, III., 332: Ball. & Gar., Mat. Med.. 193; 

 Schoeff M. M. S6; Chap. Mat. Med. & Therap.. 209; Me. &de 

 L. Diet, de Mat. Med., t. V., 207 ; Coxe Am. Disp., 478 ; Lind. 

 Nat. Syst. Bot., common in swamps, safe and active cathartic. 

 Dr. McBride made great use of this plant during his practice in 

 St. John's ; he said that it answered all the purposes of the offi- 

 cinal Jalap. "It produces copious liquid discharges, with no 

 griping." It was employed by the Cherokees as an anthelmin- 

 tic. A few drops poured into the ear are said to restore the pow- 

 er of hearing. It has also been found to afford speedy relief in 

 incontinence of urine. 



Polygala, polygama. — U. S. Disp., 558. 



Polygonum, punctatumAP . hydropiperoides of some Bot. Wa- 

 ter pepper.)— Eb. Mat. Mecl. I., 441 ; U. S. Disp., 559 ; Ed. & 

 Vav., Mat. Med., 128 ; Le. Mat. Med. II., 193 ; Ogier in S. Jour. 

 Med. Pharm., 1846; Me. & de L. Diet., de Mat. Med. t. V., 433 ; 

 see P. hydropiper, English physician, p. 21. In amenorrhoea, 

 Eberlie asserted that he employed it in 20 cases, and was never 

 more successful — late experiments have confirmed this asser- 

 tion. 



P. aviculare, (Knot grass.) — Me. & de L. Diet., de Mat. Med., 

 t. V. 440 ; U. S. Disp., 558 ; Lind. Nat. Syst., 211 ; emetic and 

 purgative — some say powerfully so. This plant has at one time 

 received considerable attention. It was said to be very use- 

 ful in Hernia, and in arresting the vomiting of blood and he- 

 morrhage. It was regarded as an excellent vulnerary in mode- 

 rating fluxes, diarrhoea, and dysentery. It should be experi- 

 mented with ; see the Diet, de Mat. Med- 



Portulacca oleracea, (Purslane.) — Me. & de L. Diet., de Mat. 



