. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 87 PHYTOLACCA DECANDRA L. Pokeweed, pokeberry, poke, inkberry, garget, cancer jalap. Phytolaccaceae.— An erect, branched, smooth herb 3 to 10 feet tall, perennial; taproot thick, fleshy, white, very large; stem coarse, succulent, purplish; leaves ovate, smooth, up to 5 inches long, entire, petioled, alternate; flowers white, small, in long racemes at the growing tips and leaf axils; fruit a dark purple, flattened, spherical berry with crimson juice and about 10 seeds. The berries are collected when ripe,
. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 87 PHYTOLACCA DECANDRA L. Pokeweed, pokeberry, poke, inkberry, garget, cancer jalap. Phytolaccaceae.— An erect, branched, smooth herb 3 to 10 feet tall, perennial; taproot thick, fleshy, white, very large; stem coarse, succulent, purplish; leaves ovate, smooth, up to 5 inches long, entire, petioled, alternate; flowers white, small, in long racemes at the growing tips and leaf axils; fruit a dark purple, flattened, spherical berry with crimson juice and about 10 seeds. The berries are collected when ripe, the root and leaves in the autumn. Frequent as a weed in waste places, pastures, and open w^oods throughout the state. Contains a bitter, saponin-like substance and, in small amounts, the alkaloid phytolac- cine. Used as an alterative, emetic, and PINUS STROBUS L. White pine. Pinaceae.—A tall, straight, evergreen tree 90 feet or more in height; bark of the trunk dark gray, divided by shallow fissures into broad, continuous ridges; foliage in the form of needles; needles in bundles of 5; fruit a long-stalked, pendant cone 4 to 6 inches long. The inner white bark is collected. Na- tive and localized in Jo Daviess, Ogle, Lake, and La Salle counties; also planted extensively for reforestation. Contains tannin and an oleoresin. Used as a mild expectorant. \_Pinus syl'vestris L., Scotch pine, is grown frequently in the state as an ornamental tree. Its needles are collected.]. 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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