. A manual of the medical botany of North America [microform]. Botany, Medical; Botany; Botanique médicale; Botanique. ACIIILLKA YARKOW. 181 ANTUEAII8.âClIAMOMILK. Anthemis nobilis Linm'.â(Ihnmomile. P'-scriplinii.âHcikU iiml HowfTiH lis in mfiniffi, rxropt, tliaf. tho ravfJ nro liistillato. Actliouiii toruto, slriatc, or smootli. l'ai)puH nonv., ur a miimtc ci'own. A perennial, somewhat downy licil). Loaves 1- to '2-piiinatcly dividcil, the uUiniat(! Hcj^nients as in niariita hut fewer and more compact. Iftihi/til.âCliamomilc, a iintivo of Europe, has heeii h)n^' cuUivated in panh'uslien!, a
. A manual of the medical botany of North America [microform]. Botany, Medical; Botany; Botanique médicale; Botanique. ACIIILLKA YARKOW. 181 ANTUEAII8.âClIAMOMILK. Anthemis nobilis Linm'.â(Ihnmomile. P'-scriplinii.âHcikU iiml HowfTiH lis in mfiniffi, rxropt, tliaf. tho ravfJ nro liistillato. Actliouiii toruto, slriatc, or smootli. l'ai)puH nonv., ur a miimtc ci'own. A perennial, somewhat downy licil). Loaves 1- to '2-piiinatcly dividcil, the uUiniat(! Hcj^nients as in niariita hut fewer and more compact. Iftihi/til.âCliamomilc, a iintivo of Europe, has heeii h)n^' cuUivated in panh'uslien!, and has beccimo iiaturahzed to a very hmitcd ext(;nt in New Jersey and l)(!laware. J'art f'sed.âThe flowersâofficial name, AnthemisâUnited States I'har- macopa'ia. Const it aentx.âVolatile oil, a bitter principle, and common vegetable constitnonts. /'rrpitralions.âNone arc official. It is most commonly employed in infusion or decoction. The volatile oil and an extract are official in IJritain. Medical Pntpcrtiea and f'»es.âChamomile is a mild stimulant and tonic, and one jnir- ticidarly suited to debility of the di^^estive orj^'ans. The warm infusion is frequently used as a diaphoretic, and, in large doses, ns an emetic. Fomentations of chamomile are employed as a soothing application in sprains, braises, colic, abscesses, and local pains generally. ,.^ ACHILLEA.âYAiinow. â Yar- Achillea Millefolium Linm' row, Milfoil. DeHcription.âHeads many-flowered, ra- diate ; the rays 4 or 5, fertile, white, rarely rose-colored. Involucre oblong, the scales imbricated. Receptacle chaffy, ffattish, Achenia oblong, flattened, margined. Pap- pus none. A perennial herb, 1 to 3 feet high. Leaves oblong or linear in outline, bipin- nately parted, the ultimate divisions 3- to .5-cleft, crowded. Heads in a compound, flat-topped corymb, appearing throughout the summer. IJabilat.âFields and waste places ; everywhere common. Part Used.âThe herbânot Fio. 13,5.âAchil
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