Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants

About this eBook

Author

Harding, A. R. (Arthur Robert), 1871-1930

Title

Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants A Book of Valuable Information for Growers as Well as Collectors of Medicinal Roots, Barks, Leaves, Etc.

Credits

Produced by Linda M. Everhart, Blairstown, Missouri (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

SB: Agriculture: Plant culture

Subject

Materia medica, Vegetable

Category

Text

eBook-No.

34570

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34570

Release Date

December 5, 2010

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants
3. 3.GINSENG AND OTHER MEDICINAL PLANTS — A Book of Valuable Information for Growers as Well as Collectors of Medicinal Roots, Barks, Leaves, Etc. — BY A. R. HARDING — CONTENTS — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — INTRODUCTION — CHAPTER I. PLANTS AS A SOURCE OF REVENUE. — CHAPTER II. LIST OF PLANTS HAVING MEDICINAL VALUE. — CHAPTER III. CULTIVATION OF WILD PLANTS. — CHAPTER IV. THE STORY OF GINSENG. — CHAPTER V. GINSENG HABITS. — CHAPTER VI. CULTIVATION. — CHAPTER VII. SHADING AND BLIGHT. — CHAPTER VIII. DISEASES OF GINSENG. — Susceptibility of Ginseng to Disease. — The Most Common and Destructive Disease of Ginseng. — Cause of the Disease. — Summer History of the Disease. — Preventive. — To the President and Members of the Missouri State Ginseng Growers' Association. — Symptoms of Disease and Nature of the Injury. — Treatment. — Damping-off Disease. — The Wilt Disease. — Treatment. — Bordeaux Mixture. — Formulas used — Several strengths of the mixture are used under different conditions: — Normal or 1.6 per cent. Bordeaux mixture: — "Process" Lime for Bordeaux Mixture. — CHAPTER IX. MARKETING AND PRICES. — U. S. GOVERNMENT REPORTS. — Twelve Months Ending June. Ginseng lbs. — Preparing the Roots for Market. — Importance of Taste and Flavor. — CHAPTER X. LETTERS FROM GROWERS. — Best Time to Sow Seed. — CHAPTER XI. GENERAL INFORMATION. — CHAPTER XII. MEDICINAL QUALITIES. — CHAPTER XIII. GINSENG IN CHINA. — The Ginseng Trade. — Chinese Superstitions. — The Cultivated Plant. — CHAPTER XIV. GINSENG — GOVERNMENT DESCRIPTION, ETC. — Panax Quinquefolium L. — CHAPTER XV. MICHIGAN MINT FARM. — Some Details of the Business. — Distiller as Well as Grower. — Raises Shorthorns on Mint Hay. — Setting New Mint Fields. — Harvesting the Mint. — CHAPTER XVI. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. — CHAPTER XVII. GOLDEN SEAL CULTIVATION. — CHAPTER XVIII. GOLDEN SEAL, HISTORY, ETC. — History. — Habitat and Range. — Common Names. — Description of the Plant. — Description of the Rhizome, or Rootstock. — Collection and Preparation of the Root. — Diminution of Supply. — Cultivation. — Necessary Soil Conditions. — Artificial Shade. — Attention Required. — Methods of Propagation. — Experiments With Seeds. — Experiments With Divided Rhizomes. — Yield of Roots. — Time Necessary to Mature Crop. — Market Conditions. — CHAPTER XIX. GROWERS' LETTERS. — CHAPTER XX. GOLDEN SEAL — GOVERNMENT DESCRIPTION, ETC. — Hydrastis Canadensis L. — CHAPTER XXI. COHOSH — BLACK AND BLUE. — Black Cohosh. Cimicifuga Racemosa (L.) Nutt. — Blue Cohosh. Caulophyllum Thalictroides (L.) Michx. — CHAPTER XXII. SNAKEROOT — CANADA AND VIRGINIA. — Canada Snakeroot. Asarum Canadense L. — Serpentaria. (1) Aristolochia serpentaris L. and (2) Aristolochia reticulata Nutt. — CHAPTER XXIII. POKEWEED. — Phytolacca Decandra L. a. — CHAPTER XXIV. MAY-APPLE. — Podophyllum Peltatum L. — CHAPTER XXV. SENECA SNAKEROOT. — Polygala Senega L. — CHAPTER XXVI. LADY'S-SLIPPER. — (1) Cypripedium hirsutum Mill and (2) Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. — CHAPTER XXVII. FOREST ROOTS. — Bethroot. Trillium Erectum L. — Culver's-Root. Veronica Virginia L. (a) — Stone-Root. Collinsonia Canadensis L. — Crawley-Root. Corallorhiza Odontorhiza (Wild) Nutt. — CHAPTER XXVIII. FOREST PLANTS. — Male Fern. — Goldthread. Coptis Trifolia (L.) Salisb. — Twinleaf. Jeffersonia Diphylla (L.) Pers. — Canada Moonseed. Menispermum Canadense L. — Wild Turnip. — CHAPTER XXIX. THICKET PLANTS. — Black Indian Hemp. Apocynum Cannabinum L. — Chamaelirium, or Helonias. Chamaelirium Luteum (L.) A. Gray. — Wild Yam. Dioscorea Villosa L. — CHAPTER XXX. SWAMP PLANTS. — Skunk-Cabbage. — American Hellebore. Veratrum Viride Ait. — Water-Eryngo. Eryngium Yuccifolium Michx. — Yellow Jasmine or Jessamine. Gelsemium Sempervirens (L.) Ait. f. — Sweet-Flag. Acorus Calamus L. — Blue Flag. Iris Versicolor L. — Crane's-Bill. Geranium Maculatum L. — CHAPTER XXXI. FIELD PLANTS. — Dandelion. Taraxacum Officinale Weber, (a). — Soapwort. Saponaria Officinalis L. — Burdock. Arctium Lappa L. — Yellow Dock. Rumex Crispus L. — CHAPTER XXXII. DRY SOIL PLANTS. — Stillingia. Stillingia Sylvatica L. — American Colombo. Frasera Carolinensis Walt. — Couch-Grass. Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv. — Echinacea. Brauneria Angustifolia (DC) Heller. — Aletris. Aletris Farinosa L. — Wild Indigo. Baptisia Tinctoria (L.) R. Br. — Pleurisy-Root. Asclepias Tuberosa L. — CHAPTER XXXIII. RICH SOIL PLANTS. — Bloodroot. Sanguinaria Canadensis L. — Pinkroot. Spigelia Marilandica L. — Indian-Physic. Porteranthus Trifoliatus (L.) Britton. — Wild Sarsaparilla. Arala Nudicaulis L. — CHAPTER XXXIV. MEDICINAL HERBS. — American Angelica. Angelica Atropurpurea L. — Comfrey. Symphytum Officinale L. — Elecampane. Inula Helenium L. — Queen-of-the-Meadow. Eupatorium Purpureum. — CHAPTER XXXV. MEDICINAL SHRUBS. — Hydrangea. Hydrangea Arborescens L. — Oregon Grape. Berberis Aquifolium Pursi

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