. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 23 ARALIA RAGEMOSA L. Spikenard, American sarsaparilla, old man's root. Araliaceae.—A divaricately branched herb 3 to 5 feet tall, perennial; roots large, fleshy, aromatic; leaves alternate, decom- pound; the leaflets cordate-ovate, pointed, downy, doubly serrate, 2 to 6 inches long; flowers greenish, small, in umbels form- ing large compound panicles; fruit dark purple to reddish brown, berrylike, 5- seeded. The roots collected in the fall. Com- mon to rare in rich woods throughout the state. Contains a
. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 23 ARALIA RAGEMOSA L. Spikenard, American sarsaparilla, old man's root. Araliaceae.—A divaricately branched herb 3 to 5 feet tall, perennial; roots large, fleshy, aromatic; leaves alternate, decom- pound; the leaflets cordate-ovate, pointed, downy, doubly serrate, 2 to 6 inches long; flowers greenish, small, in umbels form- ing large compound panicles; fruit dark purple to reddish brown, berrylike, 5- seeded. The roots collected in the fall. Com- mon to rare in rich woods throughout the state. Contains a bitter volatile oil and a resin. Used as an aromatic, stimulant, diaphoretic, and ARALIA SPINOSA L. Prickly elder, Hercules' club. Araliaceae.—A spine- and prickle-armed shrub up to 20 feet tall; leaves alternate, bipinnately compound, very large; leaflets many, ovate, serrate, glabrous, 1 to 3 inches long, Y? to 2 inches wide; flowers white, small, in umbels of 10 to 30 forming a very large, branched panicle; fruit black, globose, juicy, 5- seeded. The bark collected. Occurs locally in dry, open places on wooded slopes in the southern tip of the state. Contains the saponin aralien, a volatile oil, and an acrid resin. Supposed to have stimulant and diaphoretic Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tehon, L. R. (Leo Roy), 1895-1954. Urbana, Ill. : Natural History Survey Division
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