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Used as an astringent and demnleent in diseases of the mucous 
membranes. 
Family 38. Saxifragaceae. 
Saxifraga Pennsylvanica, Lin. Swamp Saxifrage. 
Swamps. Common. 
Tiarella cordifolia, Lin. False Mitrewort. 
Open woods. (Common. 
Heuchera liirsuticaulis (Wheelk.) Rydb. Alum Root. 
Low grounds. Frequent. 
Parnassia Carol iniana, Lin. 
Marl bogs. Common. 
Ribes Amerieanum, Mill. Black Currant. 
Swamps. Frequent. 
Ribes Cynosbati, Lin. Gooseberry. 
Swamps, ('ommon. 
Ribes Cynosbati, Lin. Car., glabratum, Fernald. Gooseberry. 
Swamps. Frequent. 
Ribes oxvaeanthoides, Lin. Gooseberry. 
Swamps. Common. 
Family 39. Hamamelidaceae. 
Hamanielis Yirginiana, Lin. Witch Hazel. 
Open woods. Common. 
The bark and leaves are official under the titles, Hamamelidis 
Cortex and Hamamelidis Folia. Tonic and astringent; employed 
in treatment of hemorrhoids, hemorrhages, diarrhoea, dysentery, 
etc. Externally in sprains, bruises, etc. 
Family 40. Rosaceae. 
Opulaster opulifolius (Lin.) O. K. Ninebark. 
Banks of streams. Rare. 
Spiraea alba. Du Roi, Meadow Sweet. 
Swamps. Frequent. 
Rubus Andrewsianus, Blanchard. Blackberry. 
Open woods and thickets. Common. 
The bark of the rhizome is official under the title, Rubus. The 
rhizomes, also, are used. The commercial names are Blackberry 
Root and Blackberry Root Bark. Well known astringent and 
tonic employed in diarrhoea and other bowel complaints. 
Rubus Enslenii, Tratt. Dewberry. 
Sterile fields. Frequent. 
Rubus hispidus, Lin. Swamp Dewberry. 
Low grounds. Common. 
Rubus occidental is. Lin. Black Raspberry. 
Swamps and thickets. Common. 
The raspberry fruits were at one time official under the title 
Rubus Idaeus. The leaf is a commercial article and is employed 
in medicine similarly to Blackberry. 
Rubus pubescens. Raf. Dwarf Raspberry. 
R. triflorus, Richard. 
Swamps. Frequent. 
Rubus villosus. Ait. Dewberry. 
R. prorumbeus Muhl. 
Sterile grounds, ('ommon. 
