10 WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Alnus serrulata Willd. Same as Alnus rugosa. 



Alsine media L. Pink family (Silenaceae). 



Synonym. — Stellaria media Cyr. 



Common chick weed. 



Small, annual herb, probably introduced from Europe, and now common in 



fields and around dwellings throughout the United States. 

 Part used. — Herb (nonofficial). 

 Althaea. See Althaea officinalis. 



Althaea officinalis L. Mallow family (Malvaceae). 



Althaea; marshmallow; sweatweed; mortification-root. 

 Perennial herb, 2 to 4 feet high, naturalized from Europe; occurs in salt marshes, 



coast of Massachusetts and New York, and in Pennsylvania. 

 Parts used. — Root from plants of second year's growth, deprived of the periderm 

 (official); leaves and flowers (nonofficial) are also used. 



Alum-root. See Geranium maculatum and Heuchera americana. 



Ambrosia artemisiaefolia L. Ragweed family < Ambrosiaceae ) . 



Roman wormwood; ragweed; hogweed; stammerwort. 



Coarse, native weed, annual, 1 to 3 feet high; in waste places, eastern United 

 States, west to British Columbia and Mexico. 



Part used. — Herb (nonofficial). 

 Ampelopsis quinquefolia Michx. Same as Parth nocissus quinquefolia. 

 Amy-root, See Apocynum cannabinum. 

 Anag-allis arvensis L. Primrose family (Primulaceae) . 



Red chickweed; red pimpernel; scarlet pimpernel; shepherd' s-weatherglass. 



Low, spreading, annual herb, naturalized from Europe, and growing along road- 

 sides and in fields almost throughout the United States. 



Part used. — Herb (nonofficial). 

 Anaphalis marg'aritacea (L. ) Benth. & Hook. Aster family (Asteraceae ). 



Synonyms. — Gnaphalium margaritacewm L. ; Antennaria margaritacea Hook. 



Everlasting; pearly everlasting; large-flowered everlasting; cottonweed. 



White-hairy or woolly perennial herb, native in dry soil from Newfoundland to 

 Alaska, south to North Carolina and California. 



Part used. — Leaves (nonofficial). 

 Andromeda arborea L. Same as Oxydendrum arboreum. 

 Anemone patens var. nuttalliana A. Gray. Same as Pulsatilla hirsutissima. 

 Angelica, American. See Angelica atropurpurea, 

 Angelica atropurpurea L. Parsley family (Apiaceae). 



Synonym. — Archangelica atropurpurea Hoffm. 



Purple-stemmed angelica; American angelica; masterwort. 



Tall, stout, perennial herb, 4 to 6 feet high; native in swamps and damp places 

 from Labrador to Delaware and west to Minnesota. 



Parts used. — Root and seeds (nonofficial). 

 Angelica, purple-stemmed. See Angelica atropurpurea. 

 Anise-root. See Washingtonia longistylis. 



Antennaria margaritacea Hook. Same as Anaphalis margaritacea. 

 Anthemis cotula L. Aster family (Asteraceae). 



Synonym. — Maruta cotula DC. 



Mayweed; dog-fennel; fetid camomile (or chamomile). 



Strong-scented, annual herb, naturalized from Europe; occurs in dry sod, fields, 

 waste places, and along roadsides almost throughout North America, with 

 the exception of the extreme North. 



Part used. — Herb (nonofficial). 



