The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 77 MARRUBIUM VULGARE L. Hore- hound, marrub, marvel, houndsbane. Labiatae.—An erect, bushy, branching, white-woolly, aromatic herb 1 to 3 feet tall, perennial; stems stout, 4-an^led above, usually in clumps; leaves oblong, green above, white-woolly beneath, 1 to 2 inches long, opposite, crenate, petioled; flowers whitish, small, 2-lipped, in dense, axillary clusters. Clean, small stems, leaves, and tops col- lected just before the plant begins to flower. Introduced, escaped, and now fre- quent to
The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 77 MARRUBIUM VULGARE L. Hore- hound, marrub, marvel, houndsbane. Labiatae.—An erect, bushy, branching, white-woolly, aromatic herb 1 to 3 feet tall, perennial; stems stout, 4-an^led above, usually in clumps; leaves oblong, green above, white-woolly beneath, 1 to 2 inches long, opposite, crenate, petioled; flowers whitish, small, 2-lipped, in dense, axillary clusters. Clean, small stems, leaves, and tops col- lected just before the plant begins to flower. Introduced, escaped, and now fre- quent to common in pastures and farm- steads; rare or infrequent in woods and along roads. Contains a volatile oil and the bitter prin- ciple marrubiin. Used as a stimulant, tonic, and laxative. MATRICARIA GHAMOMILLA L. Wild chamomile, German chamomile, horse gowan. Compositae.—An erect and much-branched, pleasantly aromatic, smooth herb 1 to 2 feet tall, annual; leaves much divided into many linear lobes, alter- nate; flower heads white on the margin, yellow in the center, ^ to 1 inch wide, numerous but solitary and terminal on slender peduncles; seeds 3-ribbed, lacking a crown. The flowering top and leaves collected. An old garden herb, still grown in many places; not known to have become estab- lished in Illinois but possibly to be found near large cities or old settlements. Contains anthemidin and a deep blue v^olatile oil. Used as an aromatic bitter, nervine, carminative, diaphoretic, and, ex- ternally, as a counterirritant. MEDIGAGO SATIVA L. Alfalfa. Leguminosae. The herb is collected, also the leaves and seeds separately. Grown in large and small acreages in all parts of the state; also escaped and established in many waste places. Contains vitamin K, the antihemorrhagic vitamin. Used for its vitamin; the seeds furnish a yellow dye.
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