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The wild Pepper-Grass (Lepidium Virginicum) is a little plant 

 which is widely diffused all ever the United States. Its leaves, when 

 chewed, have a pungent taste, and are much used by poor people as 

 a salad in spring when other vegetables are scarce. 



The Shepherd's Purse (Capsellia bursa-pastoris) is a species of 

 the mustard family, and grows everywhere in this country. It yields 

 ■ volatile oil, which may be obtained by distillation. The plant is 

 bitter and pungent, and is supposed to possess astringent properties, 

 and on this account it is employed in hemorrhages. The fresh herb 

 when bruised is used as a topical remedy in rheumatism. 



The Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) grows along fences 

 and walls. It has an herbaceous and acid taste, which is strongest 

 in the tops of the rlower-spikes and resembles that of mustard, but 

 is much weaker. The seeds have considerable pungency. The herb 

 has been recommended in chronic coughs and hoarseness, and ulcer- 

 ation of the mouth and throat. 



The American Senna (Cassia Marylandica) is common in all parts 

 of the United States. The leaves alone have medicinal properties. 

 They have a feeble odor and a nauseous taste, analogous to that of 

 senna. American senna is an efficient medicine, closely resembling 

 the imported senna in its action, and capable of being substituted 

 for it in all cases in which the latter is employed. 



The Pepper mint (Mentha piperita) is a native of Great Britain, 

 from whence it has been introduced into this country. It grows 

 wild near Clinton, in East Feliciana. It has a peculiar, penetrating, 

 grateful odor. The taste is aromatic, warm, pungent, glowing, cam- 

 phorous, bitterish, and is attended with a sensation of coolness when 

 the air is admitted into the mouth. These properties depend on the 

 volatile oil which abounds in the herb, and may be separated by 

 distillation with water. It is a grateful aromatic stimulant. It is 

 used to allay nausea and relieve spasmodic pains. 



The Horse mint (Monarda punctata) grows in light sandy soil all 

 over Louisiana. The whole herb has medicinal properties; it has 

 an aromatic odor and a very pungent, bitterish taste, and abounds 

 in volatile oil, which may be separated by distillation. Its medical 

 properties are stimulant. 



The Common Nightshade (Solanum nigrum) is an herbaceous, 

 mean looking plant, very widely diffused. The leaves alone are 

 employed as a medicine. They have been used in cancerous, scrofu- 



