The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 103 SARRAGENIA PURPUREA L. Pitcher-plant, side-saddle flower. Sar- raceniaceae.—A low, stemless, marsh- inhabiting herb, perennial; with leaves modified to resemble a pitcher; rootstock (rhizome) short, fibrous-rooted; flowers deep purple, nearly globose, 2 inches wide, solitary, and nodding at the end of a leaf- less stalk 1 to 2 feet tall. The rhizome and roots collected. In- frequent to rare in the cold bogs and tamarack swamps of Cook, Lake, and IVIcHenry counties. Contains the bitter alkaloid
The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 103 SARRAGENIA PURPUREA L. Pitcher-plant, side-saddle flower. Sar- raceniaceae.—A low, stemless, marsh- inhabiting herb, perennial; with leaves modified to resemble a pitcher; rootstock (rhizome) short, fibrous-rooted; flowers deep purple, nearly globose, 2 inches wide, solitary, and nodding at the end of a leaf- less stalk 1 to 2 feet tall. The rhizome and roots collected. In- frequent to rare in the cold bogs and tamarack swamps of Cook, Lake, and IVIcHenry counties. Contains the bitter alkaloid sarracenine. Used as a bitter tonic and stomachic. SASSAFRAS VARIIFOLIUM (Sa- lisb.) Ktze. Sassafras, ague tree, saxi- frax, smelling stick. Lauraceae. U. S. P. XI, p. 268.—A tall shrub or low tree w^ith bright green branches, aromatic when crushed ; leaves dark green, leathery, usual- ly lobed at the tip and mitten- or double mitten-shaped, wedge-shaped at the base, petioled, alternate, 3-ribbed; flowers yel- lowish-green, small, in racemes just below the leaves; fruit a dark blue, 1-seeded drupe held in the bright red, thickened calyx. The bark of the root and trunk collected in spring or fall, also the pith of young branches. Common to abundant as a weed tree in woods, abandoned fields, and waste places southward from the Rock River. The root bark yields an aromatic volatile oil (oil of sassafras), the pith a mucilage. The oil is used as an aromatic stimulant and flavoring agent, the mucilage as a demul- cent. SATUREJA HORTENSIS L. Sum- mer savory. Labiatae. The herb collected. Formerly grown extensively in gardens; not known to have escaped and become established in the state. Contains a volatile, aromatic oil. Used as an aromatic flavoring.
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