. Bulletin. Agriculture. PLANTS FURNISHINC. ROOT DRUGS. 61 whitish harli marked witli t-lrcles of niiUi diuts aiul a thin woody coiitiT. which IS yellow and porous. It is practically without odor and has a hitttn- taste. Vullrction iniil ».—Late in summer an<l in fall the milky juice Iteoomes thicker and the bitterness increases, and this is the time to collect dandelion root. It should be carefully washed and thoroujihly dried. Dandelion roots lose (onsiderably in drying:, weighing less than half as nuich as the fresh roots. The dried root should not be kept too long, as drying dnnini
. Bulletin. Agriculture. PLANTS FURNISHINC. ROOT DRUGS. 61 whitish harli marked witli t-lrcles of niiUi diuts aiul a thin woody coiitiT. which IS yellow and porous. It is practically without odor and has a hitttn- taste. Vullrction iniil ».—Late in summer an<l in fall the milky juice Iteoomes thicker and the bitterness increases, and this is the time to collect dandelion root. It should be carefully washed and thoroujihly dried. Dandelion roots lose (onsiderably in drying:, weighing less than half as nuich as the fresh roots. The dried root should not be kept too long, as drying dnninishes its medicinal activity. It is oihcial in the United States I'harmacopfPia. Dandelion i s used as a tonic in diseases of the liver and in dyspepsia. IiiilKirtKOiiiliiricex.— Most of the dandelion root found on the mar- ket is collected in cen- t r a 1 Euro))*'. There has been an unusual'.y large demand for dan- delion root during the season of VMM. an ranges from 4 to 10 cents a Fii;. 24.—Dandelion (Tnraxaciim officinale). C^UEEN-OF-THE-MEADOW. Eupatorium intriiurenin L. Other common names.—Gravelroot. Indian gravelroot. joe-pye-weed. purple boneset, tall boneset. kidneyroot. king-of-the-meadow. marsh-milkweed, mother- wort, niggerweed. (luillwort. slunkweed. triuupetweed. Habitat and ranye.—This common native perennial herb occurs in low grounds and dry woods and meadows from Canada to Florida and Texas. Description of plant.—The stout, erect, green or purple stem of this plan( grows from o to 10 feet in height, and is usually smooth, simple or branched at the top. The thin, veiny leaves are 4 to 12 inches 1 .ng. 1 to 3 inches wide, ovate or ovate lance shaped, sharp pointed, toothed, and placed around the stem in whorls of three to six. While the upper surface of the leaves is smooth, there is usually a slight hairiness along the veins on the lower surface, other- wise smooth. Toward the latter part of the sunuuer and in early fall queen- of-the-meado
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