. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 15 AGORUS CALAMUS L. Sweet flag, calamus, flag root. Araceae.—An erect, stenilcss, ^lahrtnis iuTb, perennial; root- stock lon^:;, branched, horizontal; leaves arising!; direct!)' from the rootstock, linear and sworiliike, 2 to 6 feet \on\z, up to 1 inch wide, siiarp-pointed, sharp-cd}j;ed; niidvein ri;:id; Howers minute, yellowish- jireen, crowded on a spikelike spadix 2 to ^l 2 inches lon'j; and i j inch tliick. Rootstock collected in earl\' sprinjz; or late fall. Not abundant in Illinois; re- stricted t
. The drug plants of Illinois. Botany, Medical; Botany. Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 15 AGORUS CALAMUS L. Sweet flag, calamus, flag root. Araceae.—An erect, stenilcss, ^lahrtnis iuTb, perennial; root- stock lon^:;, branched, horizontal; leaves arising!; direct!)' from the rootstock, linear and sworiliike, 2 to 6 feet \on\z, up to 1 inch wide, siiarp-pointed, sharp-cd}j;ed; niidvein ri;:id; Howers minute, yellowish- jireen, crowded on a spikelike spadix 2 to ^l 2 inches lon'j; and i j inch tliick. Rootstock collected in earl\' sprinjz; or late fall. Not abundant in Illinois; re- stricted to localized occurrences along streams and in swampy situations; May to November. Contains a volatile oil and the bitter principle acorin. I'sed as a carminative and as an aromatic bitter to aid digestion. ADIANTUM PEDATUM L. Maid- enhair fern. Polypodiaceae.—An herb 8 to 20 inches tall, perennial; rootstock creeping, slender, chaff}'; leaves (fronds) raised on black, polished stipes each forked at the summit, divided into numerous short-stalked, obliquely triangular-oblong pinnules cleft and spore-bearing on the outer margin. The leaves (fronds) collected. Occa- sional to locally abundant in all wooded regions in the state. Medicinally effective constituents unknown; has a bitter, aromatic taste. Used as a demulcent and pectoral. AESGULUS HIPPOGASTANUM L. Horse-chestnut. Sapindaceae. The bark, especially that of younger trees, collected in the fall; also the seed. To be seen occasionally as an ornamental tree; not native and, so far as known, not established as an escape. The bark contains tannin and the glu- cosides aesculin and fraxin. Used as a tonic and astringent. [The collection of native, species is to be avoided, because they contain a poisonous, narcotic alkaloid.]. f!d^ s. 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 re
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