The drug plants of Illinois The drug plants of Illinois . drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 I Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 113 TIARELLA GORDIFOLIA L. Cool- wort, false miterwort, foam flower. Saxifragaceae.—^A stemless, erect, pubes- cent herb 6 to 12 inches high, perennial; leaves broad, 3- to 7-lobed, cordate, crenate or dentate, 2 to 4 inches long, on slender, long petioles from the rootstock or summer runners; flowers white, about 14 ir>ch wide, with 10 stamens, in an open raceme at the end of the leafless flower stalk; fruit a small, membranous, reflexed cap- sule. Exceedingly ra
The drug plants of Illinois The drug plants of Illinois . drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 I Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 113 TIARELLA GORDIFOLIA L. Cool- wort, false miterwort, foam flower. Saxifragaceae.—^A stemless, erect, pubes- cent herb 6 to 12 inches high, perennial; leaves broad, 3- to 7-lobed, cordate, crenate or dentate, 2 to 4 inches long, on slender, long petioles from the rootstock or summer runners; flowers white, about 14 ir>ch wide, with 10 stamens, in an open raceme at the end of the leafless flower stalk; fruit a small, membranous, reflexed cap- sule. Exceedingly rare in the extreme north- eastern corner of the state. Used as a diuretic. TILIA AMERICANA L. Linden, basswood, whitewood, American linden. Tiliaceae.—^A moderatel)' large, broadly crowned tree 60 feet or more tall; bark of the trunk brown, deeply furrowed, thick; leaves broadly oval, sharp-pointed, asymmetrically cordate, sharply serrate, 5 to 6 inches long, petioled, alternate; flowers yellowish, small, fragrant, in clus- ters at the ends of a branched stalk ex- tending from the middle of an oblong, leaflike axillary bract; fruit globular, woody, about 1/2 inch in diameter, densely hairy. The flowers, and flowers with leaves, collected and dried in shade; also the bark. Infrequent to frequent on wooded slopes and stream banks and in ravines through- out the state; May and early June. The bark contains mucilage. The flowers and leaves used as a stimulant or sedative, the bark as an emollient. TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE L. Red clover. Legutninosae. The blossom heads collected when in full flower. Grown in large and small acre- ages; escaped and, presumably, established throughout the state. Contains a fragrant, volatile oil, salicylic acid, and several glucosides. Used 'as an alterative and sedative. l^Trifolium repens L., white clover, blos- som heads are collected. Clover blossoms must contain no leaves or stems when offered for sale.]
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