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American Root Drugs

American Root Drugs

by Alice Henkel

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About this eBook

Author
Henkel, Alice, 1869-1916
Title
American root drugs
Original Publication
Washington: Government printing office, 1907.
Credits
Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
RS: Medicine: Pharmacy and materia medica
Subject
Roots (Botany) -- Therapeutic use -- United States
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 78958
Release Date
June 26, 2026
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.AMERICAN ROOT DRUGS.
  2. 2.BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY.
  3. 3.LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
  4. 4.CONTENTS.
  5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS. — INTRODUCTION.
  6. 6.THE COLLECTION OF ROOT DRUGS.
  7. 7.PLANTS FURNISHING ROOT DRUGS. — MALE-FERN. — COUCH-GRASS. — WILD TURNIP. — SKUNK-CABBAGE. — SWEET-FLAG. — CHAMAELIRIUM, OR HELONIAS. — AMERICAN HELLEBORE. — ALETRIS. — BETHROOT. — WILD YAM. — BLUE FLAG. — LADY’S-SLIPPER. — CRAWLEY-ROOT. — CANADA SNAKEROOT. — SERPENTARIA. — YELLOW DOCK. — POKEWEED. — SOAPWORT. — GOLDENSEAL. — GOLDTHREAD. — BLACK COHOSH. — OREGON GRAPE. — BLUE COHOSH. — TWINLEAF. — MAY-APPLE. — CANADA MOONSEED. — BLOODROOT. — HYDRANGEA. — INDIAN-PHYSIC. — WILD INDIGO. — CRANE’S-BILL. — SENECA SNAKEROOT. — STILLINGIA. — WILD SARSAPARILLA. — GINSENG. — WATER-ERYNGO. — AMERICAN ANGELICA. — YELLOW JASMINE OR JESSAMINE. — PINKROOT. — AMERICAN COLOMBO. — BLACK INDIAN HEMP. — PLEURISY-ROOT. — COMFREY. — STONEROOT. — CULVER’S-ROOT. — DANDELION. — QUEEN-OF-THE-MEADOW. — ELECAMPANE. — ECHINACEA. — BURDOCK.
  8. 8.PLATES. — EXPLANATION OF PLATES. — Plate I. — Plate II. — Plate III. — Plate IV. — Plate V. — Plate VI. — Plate VII.
  9. 9.INDEX.

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