The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 29 BAPTISIA TINGTORIA (L.) R. Br. Wild indigo, rattlebush, yellow broom. Leguminosae.—An erect, much-branched, smooth herb 2 to 3 feet tall; perennial; stems slender, glaucous; leaves compound, 3-foliate, petioled, alternate; leaflets obo- vate, H to ll/^ inches long; stipules minute, soon lost; flowers yellow, pealilce, I/2 inch long, in few-flowered, terminal racemes; fruit an ovoid to globose, slender-tipped, stalked, inflated pod. The root collected, also the herb itself. Infrequent to rare in
The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 29 BAPTISIA TINGTORIA (L.) R. Br. Wild indigo, rattlebush, yellow broom. Leguminosae.—An erect, much-branched, smooth herb 2 to 3 feet tall; perennial; stems slender, glaucous; leaves compound, 3-foliate, petioled, alternate; leaflets obo- vate, H to ll/^ inches long; stipules minute, soon lost; flowers yellow, pealilce, I/2 inch long, in few-flowered, terminal racemes; fruit an ovoid to globose, slender-tipped, stalked, inflated pod. The root collected, also the herb itself. Infrequent to rare in dry, waste, and wooded land; very much localized. Contains the glucoside baptisin and the alkaloid cytisine. Used as an emetic, cathar- tic, and coloring agent. [Baptisia bracteata (Muhl.) Ell., B. leu- cantha T. & G., and B. australis (L.) R. Br. also grow in Illinois and are all more abun- dant than the foregoing species. B. leu- cantha, white wild indigo, is the most com- mon. Because of the difficulty in distinguish- ing species, they may have been collected without discrimination. However, each ap- pears to have distinctive toxic properties.] BERBERIS VULGARIS L. Yellow- root, common barberry. Berberida- ceae.—An upright, spiny shrub 4 to 8 feet tall; roots with whitish, shining bark; stems gray; wood yellow; leaves ovate, with sharp, bristly teeth; flowers yellow, small, in long, drooping, axillary racemes; sepals and petals each 6; fruit a small, scarlet, 2-seeded, acid, astringent berry. The barks from stem and root collected; also the berries. Introduced, widely es- caped in the northern quarter of the state, and now almost eradicated. The bark contains several alkaloids, in- cluding berberine; the berries are acid but contain no medicinal principle. The bark is used as a bitter tonic; the berries are used to flavor drinks employed in the treat- ment of fevers. BETA VULGARIS L. Sugar beet. Chenopodiaceae. The root is harvested. Grown usually in small acreages in t
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