The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 75 LYGOPODIUM INUNDATUM L. Bog club moss. Lycopodiaceae. (L. clavatum L., U. S. P. XI, />. 221.)—A low, creeping, small evergreen, pinelike shrub; stems prostrate, 1- or 2-forked, rooting below, leafy above; branches upright, to 2i/2 inches high, enlarged and spikelike at the tips (the strobiles) ; needles linear- lanceolate, entire, acute, curved upward on the stem, spreading on the branches. The spores (or strobiles containing the spores) collected. Local and rare to in- frequent in sandy reg
The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 75 LYGOPODIUM INUNDATUM L. Bog club moss. Lycopodiaceae. (L. clavatum L., U. S. P. XI, />. 221.)—A low, creeping, small evergreen, pinelike shrub; stems prostrate, 1- or 2-forked, rooting below, leafy above; branches upright, to 2i/2 inches high, enlarged and spikelike at the tips (the strobiles) ; needles linear- lanceolate, entire, acute, curved upward on the stem, spreading on the branches. The spores (or strobiles containing the spores) collected. Local and rare to in- frequent in sandy regions in the northeast corner of the state. Contains a fixed oil. Used as a dusting powder for the skin, especially of infants. LYGOPUS VIRGINIGUS L. Bugle weed, water horehound, buglewort, gypsy weed, carpenter's herb, wood betony. Labiatae.—An erect, strict, bas- ally branched herb 6 to 24 inches tall, perennial; stems slender, 4-angled, smooth, with long, threadlike runners from the base; leaves dark green or purplish, broad- ly lanceolate, tapered at both ends, serrate, opposite; flowers white, tiny, 2-lipped, in dense, axillary clusters. The herb (leaves and tops) collected during flowering time. In wet situations in woods, along streams and ditches throughout the state; common southward, infrequent in the north. Contains an aromatic, volatile oil. Said to be useful as a sedative, tonic, astringent, and narcotic.
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