A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . rnwur-zel, Wdldfarnicurzel, Johanniswurzel, G.; Rhizome defougere Male,F.; Helecho Macho, Sp.; Ormbunkerot, Sw.—Male Fern; MaleShield —Aspidium filix mas, Swartz ; and Aspidium marginale, Willdenow (Filices).Habitat.—North America; Northern Europe. Description.—See the Pharmacopoeia, page 50. Col-lected in x\ugust to rhizome should be coveredby the closely overlapping basesof the foot-stalks, so that thedrug is about double the thick-ness of the rhizome it is covered withbrown scales, from among whichthe
A companion to the United States pharmacopia; . rnwur-zel, Wdldfarnicurzel, Johanniswurzel, G.; Rhizome defougere Male,F.; Helecho Macho, Sp.; Ormbunkerot, Sw.—Male Fern; MaleShield —Aspidium filix mas, Swartz ; and Aspidium marginale, Willdenow (Filices).Habitat.—North America; Northern Europe. Description.—See the Pharmacopoeia, page 50. Col-lected in x\ugust to rhizome should be coveredby the closely overlapping basesof the foot-stalks, so that thedrug is about double the thick-ness of the rhizome it is covered withbrown scales, from among whichthe root-fibres protrude. The rhizome, which is theinnermost portion, should beover one-half inch in diameter,spongy, fleshy, easily cut, anddistinctly pale green internal^. The powder is greenishwhen fresh, but soon changesto a brown color and loses itsvirtues. The taste is at firstsweet, afterward astringent, bitter, repulsive ; and the odor is disagree-able, heavy, persistent. There is in the market pared rhizomes of male fern, having a. Figs. 83-85.—Male Fern, a, whole; b, stipeunpeeled ; c, stipe peeled (all natural size).
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