. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. PETROSELINUM HORTENSE Hoffm. {P. sativum HoflFm.) Parsley. Umbelliferae. The seed and root collected. Grown in gardens; not known to have become estab- lished as an escape. Yields an oily resin (oleoresin of parsley seed) and apiol, the aromatic derivative from the resin. The seed is used as a car- minative, stimulant, and diuretic; apiol is used as an emmenagogue, ecbolic, and anti- PHORADENDRON FLAVESCENS (Pursh) Nutt. Mistletoe. Lorantha- ceae.— Succulent, evergreen, parasitic shrubs growing on the branches of trees; stems ra
. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. PETROSELINUM HORTENSE Hoffm. {P. sativum HoflFm.) Parsley. Umbelliferae. The seed and root collected. Grown in gardens; not known to have become estab- lished as an escape. Yields an oily resin (oleoresin of parsley seed) and apiol, the aromatic derivative from the resin. The seed is used as a car- minative, stimulant, and diuretic; apiol is used as an emmenagogue, ecbolic, and anti- PHORADENDRON FLAVESCENS (Pursh) Nutt. Mistletoe. Lorantha- ceae.— Succulent, evergreen, parasitic shrubs growing on the branches of trees; stems rarely 3 feet long, with many op- posite branches; leaves obovate, thick, l/j to 2 inches long, opposite, nearly sessile; flowers small and inconspicuous; fruit a small, globose, white berry. The leaves and young stems collected. Infrequent to common on several species of trees, especially American elm, in the Wabash River valley. Contains the medicinal principle tyramine. LTsed as an emmenagogue and as a hemo- 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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