. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. PLANTS FURNTSHINO MEDICINAL LEAVES AND HERBS, 21 BUCK BEAN. }feiiijanthps trifnliata L. Other common 7iame^.—Bog bean, bog myrtle, bog hop, bog nut, brook bean, bean trefoil, marsh trefoil, water trefoil, bitter trefoil, water shamrock, marsh clover, moonfiower, bitterworm. Habitat and ranfje.—The buck bean is a marsh herb occun-ing in North America as far south as Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Califoniia. It is also native in Europe. Desa-ipiion.—This per- ennial herb arises from a long, black, creeping, scaly rootstock, the leaves be- ing produce
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. PLANTS FURNTSHINO MEDICINAL LEAVES AND HERBS, 21 BUCK BEAN. }feiiijanthps trifnliata L. Other common 7iame^.—Bog bean, bog myrtle, bog hop, bog nut, brook bean, bean trefoil, marsh trefoil, water trefoil, bitter trefoil, water shamrock, marsh clover, moonfiower, bitterworm. Habitat and ranfje.—The buck bean is a marsh herb occun-ing in North America as far south as Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Califoniia. It is also native in Europe. Desa-ipiion.—This per- ennial herb arises from a long, black, creeping, scaly rootstock, the leaves be- ing produced from the end of the same on erect sheathing stems measuring about 2 to 10 inches in height. The leaves con- sist of three oblong-oval or broadly oval leaflets IJ to 3 inches long, somewhat fleshy and smooth, l^lunt at the top, with margins entire and narrowed to- ward the base; the upper surface is pale green and the lower surface some- what glossy, with the thick midrib light in color. The flower cluster is produced from May to July on a long, thick, naked stalk arising from the rootstock It bears from 10 to 20 flowers, each with a funnel-shaped tulie terminating in five segments which are pink- ish purple or whitish on the outside and whitish and thickly bearded -with white hairs within. (Fig. 13.) The capsules which follow are ovate, blimt at the top, smooth and light brown, and contain numerous smooth and shining seeds. Buck bean is a perennial belonging to the buck-bean family (Menyanthaceae). Collection, -prices, and XLses.—The leaves are generally collected in spring. They lose more than three-fourths of their weight in drying. The price paid per pound is about 6 to 8 cents. Buck-bean leaves have a very bitter taste, but no odor. Large doses are said to have cathartic and sometimes emetic action, but the principal use of buck-bean leaves is as a bitter tonic. They have been employed in dyspepsia, fevers, rheumatic jind skin affections, and also as a remedy agai
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