. Bulletin. Agriculture. PLANTS FUKNISHTNG ROOT DRUGS. 59 CoUectiotK prices, ami uses.—Btoneroot, which is coUec-ted in autuinn, is em- ployed for its tonic, astringent, diuretic, and diaphoretic effects. Tlie price of tlie root ranf^es from 2 to 3* cents a pound. The leaves are used by country people as an application to bruises. culver"s-r<m)T. \'(r()iiira rirfiiiiico ; ,S';/»o».(/»'-—Lrptaiulra rirf/iiiica ( L.) ; I*hanu<tc(ip(iinl iniiiiv.—Leptandra. Othrr vi,mm<n, »(/(»(-.«*.—Culver's-physic ,!, hnwinan's-root. root. Brinton-root. tall spee
. Bulletin. Agriculture. PLANTS FUKNISHTNG ROOT DRUGS. 59 CoUectiotK prices, ami uses.—Btoneroot, which is coUec-ted in autuinn, is em- ployed for its tonic, astringent, diuretic, and diaphoretic effects. Tlie price of tlie root ranf^es from 2 to 3* cents a pound. The leaves are used by country people as an application to bruises. culver"s-r<m)T. \'(r()iiira rirfiiiiico ; ,S';/»o».(/»'-—Lrptaiulra rirf/iiiica ( L.) ; I*hanu<tc(ip(iinl iniiiiv.—Leptandra. Othrr vi,mm<n, »(/(»(-.«*.—Culver's-physic ,!, hnwinan's-root. root. Brinton-root. tall speedwell, tall veronica, physic-i-oot. whorlywort. lldhitdt and ratiuc.— This connuon indige- nous herb is fou nd abundantly in moist, rich woods, mountain valleys, meadows, and thickets from I'.ritish Columbia south to Ala- bama. Missouri, a n d Nebraska. Description of plant.— Culver's-i'oot is a tall, slender-stemmed peren- nial belonging to the tigwort family (Scroph- nlariaceje). It is from ;', to 7 feet in height, with the leaves ar- ranged around the sim- I)le stems in whorls of three to nine. T h e leaves are borne on very short stems, are 1 a nee s h a p e d , long pointed at the apex, narrowed at the base, and sharply toothed. :? to 6 inches in length, and 1 inch or less in width. The white tube- shaped flowers, w i t Ii two long protruding sta- mens, are produced from .Tune to September and are borne in several ter-. Fii;. 28.—Culver's-root (^Veronica virginica] .stoek. flDWi-ring- tdji and root- minal, densely crowded, slender, spikelike heads from 3 to 9 inches long. (Fig. 23.) « Some authors hold that this plant belongs to the genus Leptandra and that its name should be Leptandra rirf/inica (L.) Nutt. The Pharmacopoeia is here followed. 107. 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 ori
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