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PIIARMACAL PLANTS AND THEIR CULTURE. 
78. Andropogon sorghum halepensis Haeckel. Johnson grass. 
Sorghum. Graminece. 
A common weed. A useful forage plant, rich in sugar. 
79. Anemiopsis californica Hook. Yerba Mansa. Saururacece. 
Piperacece. 
Considered to be a very useful remedy for cuts, bruises, sores and 
sprains. It is also said to be a useful diuretic, in rheumatism, as a 
blood purifier, in asthma, malaria, dysentery, gonorrhoea, etc. (U. S. 
Geog. Surv. Wheeler’s Report, Bot. 6:49.) (II. H. Rusby, Druggists’ 
Circular, Jan., 1890.) (Schneider, A. Yerba mansa. Druggists' Cir- 
cular, May, 1897.) 
80. Anemone globosa Nutt. Red wine flower. Ranunculacece. 
Requires further study. Said to be poisonous. 
81. Anemone quinquefolia L. Wind flower. Ranunculacece. 
Found in shady mountain woods. Perhaps identical with the 
European A. nemerosa L. Poisonous to cattle. Well known medic- 
inally. (Am. Journ. of Pharm. 34: 300, 1862, and 45: 299, 1873.) 
Other species of anemone are cultivated in the State. 
82. Angelica hendersoni, C. and R., A. tomentosa, Wats, and the 
varieties elata and californica. UmbellifercB. 
These require further study. The Indians as well as whites use 
angelica root as a valued remedy and talisman. Chewed and rubbed 
on, the root is said to prevent as well as to cure rattlesnake bites. It 
is given in colic, catarrh and colds, for sore eyes, etc. The fresh 
sprouts are eaten. 
83. Angelica sp. (?) U mb elli fence. 
An unknown species growing on the Sierra Gorda ; has strongly 
aromatic roots and is said to be very useful medicinally. Young 
shoots are eaten. (Contrib. IT. S. Nat. Herb. 7: (No. Ill) 371.) 
84. Anhalonium lewini Henning. Cactus. Pellote. Cactacece. 
Native of Mexico, said to be a powerful cardiac and respiratory 
stimulant, used in angina pectoris and asthmatic dyspnoea. 
Several other species of Anhalonium have been used by Mexicans 
and Indians. The top of the branch of A. lewini constitutes the 
“mescal button’’ used by the Kiowa Indians of the Rio Grande to 
produce intoxication during some of their religious ceremonies. The 
cerebral manifestations due to this stimulant are extraordinary visual 
hallucinations, visions of infinite beauty, grandeur and loftiness, alter- 
nating with visions of monsters and other gruesome forms. There are 
also remarkable color hallucinations. The intoxication is not unlike 
that produced by Indian hemp. 
