. The drug plants of Illinois . CHELONE GLABRA L. Balomy, turtlehead, true snakehead. Scrophu- lariaceae.—^An erect, slender, smooth herb 1 to 3 feet tall, perennial; stem not usually branched, obtusely 4-sided; leaves lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, 3 to 6 inches long, opposite, short-petioled; flowers white to purplish, 2-lipped, about 1 inch long, in terminal, dense, bracted spikes; fruit an ovoid, many-seeded cap- sule. The herb collected, also the leaves alone. Frequent in swampy places, wet woods, and along streams throughout the state. Contains an unidentified bitter principle. Used as
. The drug plants of Illinois . CHELONE GLABRA L. Balomy, turtlehead, true snakehead. Scrophu- lariaceae.—^An erect, slender, smooth herb 1 to 3 feet tall, perennial; stem not usually branched, obtusely 4-sided; leaves lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, 3 to 6 inches long, opposite, short-petioled; flowers white to purplish, 2-lipped, about 1 inch long, in terminal, dense, bracted spikes; fruit an ovoid, many-seeded cap- sule. The herb collected, also the leaves alone. Frequent in swampy places, wet woods, and along streams throughout the state. Contains an unidentified bitter principle. Used as a laxative and purgative.
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