BOTANICALS USED FOR LAXATIVE 
EFFECTS 
Agar Agar (powdered). Bulk-forming 
when taken with water. 
Cascara Bark. Increases secretions of 
gastro-intestinal canal. Bitter principle 
acts as a tonic. 
Culvers Root. Cathartic. 
Gum Karaya. Bulk-forming. 
Irish Moss (powdered). Bulk-forming. 
Manna. Mild laxative for children and 
aged. 
Mayapple or Mandrake. Purgative. 
Psyllium Seed. Lubricating action. 
Senna, American. Milder action than 
Egyptian senna. 
Senna Leaves. Action according to pro- 
portions used. 
Senna Pods. Mild acting; used for chil- 
dren. 
Tamarind Pods. Mild laxative. 
HERBS USED FOR SMOKING 
| Allspice, Crushed. Adds fragrance to 
pipe tobacco. 
Bearberry Leaves. Used by Potawatomi 
‘Indians to mix with their tobacco (evi- 
dently for milder smoke). 
Coldsfoot. Predominating ingredient of 
British Herb Tobacco—consisting of Buck- 
bean, Eyebright, Betony, Rosemary, 
Thyme, Lavender and Chamomile. These 
are mixed and smoked in a pipe. Used 
for difficult breathing, 
Corn Silk. Used by Indians as filler with 
other smoking botanicals. 
Cubeb Berries. Used for nasal conges- 
tion. 
Deer Tongue. Adds fragrance to pipe 
tobaccos. 
Dittany Herb. Fragrant herb used by 
Indians. 
Licorice. Used to Flavor many types of 
tobacco. 
_ ._Master-of-the-Woods. Adds aroma to 
‘pipe tobacco. 
_ Mullein Leaves. Smoked for irritation 
of the respiratory mucous membranes and 
juseful for spasmodic coughing. 
Sassafras Bark. Used in pipe tobaccos. 
_ Swmach (Rhus glabra). When the leaves 
‘turn red in fall, the Indians gather and 
dry them to use in tobacco mixtures. 
Styragv. Used to flavor pipe tobacco, 
Tonka Beans, Crushed. Adds sweet aro- 
‘ma to pipe tobacco, also used in snuffs. 
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