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PHARMACAL PLANTS AND THEIR CULTURE. 
396. Gilia aggregata Spreng. Polemoniacece. 
An infusion of the entire plant used as a drastic purgative. Also 
used as a tonic, in fevers, etc. Extensive popular use among Indians 
and settlers. Well worthy of careful study. May take the place of 
cascara bark. (See 398.) 
397. Gilia cotuaefolia Steud. Polemoniacece. 
Odor like that of chamomile. There are numerous California species 
of Gilia which require careful study as to identity and as regards 
medicinal (laxative, tonic) properties. 
398. Gilia squarrosa Hook. Skunkweed. Polemoniacece. 
Has a disagreeable odor from which it derives its name. G. virgata 
floccosa has properties like those of G. aggregata. Specimens sent to 
the writer were identified by Mr. Brandegee. (See 396.) 
399. Gingko biloba L. Maiden hair tree. Coniferce. 
A handsome ornamental tree of Asia, cultivated in California. 
Easily propagated and free from disease. The seeds are eaten by the 
Chinese. The ripe fruit has a foul odor. 
400. Ginseng. (See Panax.) 
401. Glecoma hederacea L. Ground Ivy. Labiatce. 
A cosmopolitan introduced plant. Has mildly stimulating tonic, 
diuretic and aperient properties; useful in chonic pulmonary and 
vesical catarrh. Well-known popular medicinal plant. Figures 
extensively in plant lore. (U. S. Disp.) 
402. Glycyrrhiza glabra L. Licorice. Leguminosce. 
Cultivated with more or less success in various parts of the United 
States. To make the venture a financial success, it must be under- 
taken on a large scale. (See Chap. III.) (Licorice culture in England, 
Proc. A. Ph. A., 23:212, 1875.) 
403. Glycyrrhiza lepidota glutinosa Pursh. Wild licorice. Legu- 
minosce. 
Native of California. Much like G. glabra and can no doubt be sub- 
stituted for the true licorice. Cultivation is said to increase the active 
constituents. 
404. Gnaphalium decurrens Ives. Cudweed. Lady’s tobacco. 
Composite. 
Pillows made of the leaves are used to cure catarrhal affections. 
Said to have sedative properties. G. margaritaceum, Life everlasting, 
and other species of the State (G. decurrens calif ornicum D. C.) are 
said to have similar properties. A decoction is used in intestinal and 
pulmonary catarrh. Used externally in fomentations for bruises, etc. 
