1 \j 'tmicdl Gatafagu* •/ Plants, <$*c. 28 



Brit. A For. Med. R v.. ::i Jan., 1845; Ball. & Gar., Mat. Med, 

 268. \ decoction of i iid to be o safe, sure, and speedy 



cine for dysentery; i \y derived from the Oneida Indians. 



Ruellia strepmu. Lind. .Nat. Syst Bot, 2S5 ; Ainslie II. ; 

 LS 



Rumex a (Fii Id sorrel ) — Pe. Mat. Med., II., 273; U. 



s. |) | n.,605; Ed vV \ av. Mat. Med. 636; Bergii Mat. Med, 

 I., 300. "It may be administered wil i preal advantage as an ar- 

 ticle of diet in scorbutic complaints Disp. loc. cit. 



ft. brUanica. U. S. Disp., 606. 



/»'. <•/•/ . Dock.)— El L Bot., 414 j Matson's Veg. Pn.ct.209; 

 U. s. Disp., Root bruised with milk an external applica- 



»r scabies, it unites a tonic and nstringent, with a laxative 

 property, somewh it resembling rhubarb in its operation. 



S'tbbatia [chiron annularis, I na. centaury.) — Ell. Bot 



L,386; Chap.Therap. md II.. U7; U. S. Disp,, 611 ; Pe. 



Mat. Med. Li, 344; Royle Mat Med., 475; Eh. Mat. Med. 1, 

 ::<i: chironia. Uu. Lra. Med. Bot. III., 147: Bart. Med. 



Bot. 1,265; Ed. & \ iv. Mat Med.. 176; B. S. Bart Coll. to 

 Id it. Med. 1. 15; Lind. Nat. Syst., 297. "Pur* bitter with tonic 

 and stomachic." 1 » il in dom< stie practice in intermittent fever. 

 this is one of the most useful of our indigenous bit- 

 ie; This and the Liriodendron tulipefera, might be of i^reat 

 service to lb ISA who cannot employ more expensive articles. 

 \Y:th the exception of a plant, which I have never seen flower- 

 ing, and therefore cannot ascertain the name, the 8. annularis 

 DOS! the most intensely bitter taste I ever noticed among our 



native herbs. The one alluded to. bears a general resemblance 

 to the violaceae, and grows in rich shaded soils. 



siUari't sagittifolia, (Arrow-head.)— Me. et de L. Diet, de 

 M it. Med. t. VI , 153 : Journ. Comp. des Sci. Med. XIX., 143. 

 Said to have a tecnla like arrow-root, (Maranta arnndinacea.) 



Sale* nigra, (Willow.)— Pell's Pract. Diet., 403; U. S. Disp. 



i. S e Work of the younger Michaux. Ball. <fc Gar. Mat 

 II I. 337; M . el de L. Diet, de Mat. Med. t. VI.. L84. The 

 willow yields ns one of onr best substitutes for Peruvian Hark. 

 T . S. albs seems to be held in more estimation than the 8. ni- 



i. Ti. ner though introduced is common, and may possi- 

 bly be includi d among several doubtful specimens which I have. 

 The S. nigra is purgative and febrifuge in the form of decoction. 

 via Lynda, < d Ell. Bot 1. 31. "The fresh 



radical leaves of the plant, when brui ind applied to warts, 

 generally destroy them ; continue the application for »i day or 

 two. and renew it every twelve lion, So also the leaves of the 

 llier.icinm gronovii. 



: ,v \ av. Mat. Med., S868 : Me; i ;. de L. 

 Diet de M a. Med. t. VI., 191. &c. "English physician by Nick 

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