The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 SCROPHULARIA MARILANDIGA L. Carpenter's square, figwort, heal- all, pilewort. Scrophulariaceae.—An erect, Avidely branched, glandular-pubes- cent herb 3 to 10 feet high, perennial; stems smooth below, glandular-hairy above, 4- angled, and grooved; leaves ovate, acumi- nate, 3 to 12 inches long, petioled, opposite, thin, sharply serrate, finely hairy beneath; flowers greenish-purple, about ]/^ inch long, 2-lipped, nearly globose, numerous in open panicles; fruit a globose, many- seeded capsule. Leaves, the herb, and the root coll
The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 SCROPHULARIA MARILANDIGA L. Carpenter's square, figwort, heal- all, pilewort. Scrophulariaceae.—An erect, Avidely branched, glandular-pubes- cent herb 3 to 10 feet high, perennial; stems smooth below, glandular-hairy above, 4- angled, and grooved; leaves ovate, acumi- nate, 3 to 12 inches long, petioled, opposite, thin, sharply serrate, finely hairy beneath; flowers greenish-purple, about ]/^ inch long, 2-lipped, nearly globose, numerous in open panicles; fruit a globose, many- seeded capsule. Leaves, the herb, and the root collected. Frequent, locally common, in open woods throughout the state. Contains the principle scrophularin. Sup- posed, formerly, to be effective in scrofula. SCUTELLARIA CANESCENS L. Western skullcap, downy skullcap. Labiatae. — An upright, little-branched, w^hite-downy herb 2 to 4 feet tall, peren- nial; leaves oval, 3 to 4 inches long, acute, crenate-toothed, petioled, opposite; flowers blue to violet, about ^ inch long, downy, 2-lipped, in several- or many-flowered axillary and terminal panicles. The herb, also leaves and tops, collected. Infrequent to rare in woods and thickets, Menard and Vermilion counties south- ward. For contents and uses, see Scutellaria lateriflora. SCUTELLARIA LATERIFLORA L. Blue pimpernel, mad-dog skullcap, madweed, mad dog, hoodwort. Labia- tae.—An erect or ascending, widely branched, nearly smooth herb 4 to 30 inches tall, perennial; stem slender, 4- sided, finely hairy above; leaves thin, ovate, pointed, 1 to 3 inches long, coarsely serrate, slender-petioled, opposite; flowers blue, I/4 to 1^ inch long, equally 2-lipped, in axil- lary, one-sided racemes. The herb (leaves and tops) collected. Frequent in wet soil by streams, lakes, ditches, and swamps throughout the state. Contains a bitter principle, the glucoside scutellarin. Used as a tonic, nervine, and antispasmodic.
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