TAXONOMY 
3°3 
Official drug 
Sarsaparilla 
Part used 
Root 
Botanical name 
Smilax medica 
Smilax ornata 
Smilax officinalis 
Habitat 
Mexico 
Costa Rica 
Guatemala, 
Honduras and 
Nicaragua 
Veratrum 
Rhizome and roots Veratrum viride 
United States 
Colchici Cormus 
Corm 
Colchicum 
Mediterranean 
autumnale 
Basin 
Official drug 
Part used 
Botanical name 
Habitat 
Colchici Semen 
Seed 
Colchicum 
Mediterranean 
autumnale 
Basin 
Aloe vera 
Dutch West Indies 
Aloe 
Inspissated juice 
Aloe Perryi 
Socotra and East 
of leaves 
Africa 
Aloe ferox 
South Africa 
Scilla 
Bulb 
Urginea maritima 
Mediterranean 
Basin 
Veratrina 
Mixture of 
Asagraea officinalis 
Mexico and 
alkaloids 
Central America 
Convallarise Radix 
Rhizome and roots 
N.F. 
Convallaria j 
' Europe, Asia, 
Convallariae 
Inflorescence 
majalis l 
. United States 
Flores N.F. 
Trillium N.F. 
Rhizome and roots Trillium erectum 
North America 
Allium N.F. 
Bulb (fresh) 
Allium sativum 
Europe, Asia 
North America 
Aletris N.F. 
Rhizome and roots Aletris farinosa 
Eastern United 
States 
Helonias N.F. 
Rhizome and roots Chamaelirium 
Eastern United 
luteum 
States 
Dioscoreacea or Yam Family .—Herbs or shrubs with twining stems 
arising from large tuberous roots or knotted rootstocks. Leaves 
ribbed and netted-veined. Flowers small, dioecious, regular, 
having a six-cleft calyx-like perianth, six stamens and a three- 
celled ovary. Fruit usually a membranous three-angled or winged 
capsule. 
Official drug Part used Botanical name Habitat 
Dioscorea N.F. Rhizome Dioscorea villosa United States 
