THE  AMEEIOAN 
JOURNAL  OF  PHARMACY 
JULY,  iqi* 
THE  PHARMACOGNOS 
By  John  MoserN  ">> 
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The  extensive  use  of  this  domestic  drug  m  -present-day,  medicine 
which  led  to  its  inclusion  in  Part  II  of  the  National  Formulary, 
fourth  edition,  and  the  confusion  between  this  drug  and  alertis  due 
to  the  number  of  more  or  less  misleading  synonyms  such  as  blazing 
star,  star  grass,  unicorn  plant,  unicorn  root,  etc.,  as  well  as  certain 
Fig.  i.  Photograph,  showing  several  types  of  Helonias  rhizome:  A,  ob- 
lique rhizome  with  stem  base  and  two  stem  scars ;  B,  upright  rhizome  showing 
new  growth  at  top. 
