Versicolor.

Internally, used for.--Chronic liver troubles, sick or bilious headache,
cathartic, catarrh of the upper bowel, jaundice, round worms, indigestion,
chronic rheumatism.

Part used.--The root. Make a tincture immediately or dry it quickly before
the fire, clean, powder, and bottle tight for use.

Gather.--In the fall. It must be kept fresh.

Flowers (when).--May or June.

Grows (where).--Found in all parts of the United States, growing in wet
places, in meadows and borders of swamps. Prepared (how).--In powder,
tincture or fluid extract. They can all be bought.

Diseases, Dose, etc.--As a cathartic, five to twenty grains of powder. If
it nauseates, mix with it a few grains of capsicum or ginger. Dose of
saturated tincture, ten to sixty drops. Fluid extract, twenty to sixty
drops. For sick headache one drop doses every hour. For chronic liver
troubles, five to ten drops of tincture, four times daily. Same dose for
all chronic diseases. For round worms, large doses must be used, enough to
move the bowels. Following is good for indigestion and biliousness: Fluid
extract of blue flag and golden seal each; one-half ounce, simple elixir,
one ounce. Take a dessertspoonful in hot water, before meals.

BONESET.--Thoroughwort. Fever Wort. Sweating Plant. Cross Wort. Indian
Sage. Ague Weed. Vegetable Antimony. Eupatorium Perfoliatum.

Internally, used for.--Ague, malarial fevers, influenza, colds, tonic,
cathartic.

Externally, used for.--A fomentation.

Part used.--The top and leaves.

Gather.--When at its best in early autumn.

Flowers (when).--In August and September.

Grows (where).--All over the United States.

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Prepared (how).--Powder. Infusion, one and one-half ounces to a pint of
water.

Diseases, Dose, etc.--For malarial fever, a hot strong infusion taken
freely as hot as possible. Teacupful at a time often enough to produce
sweating. Same way for colds and influenza. Use the cold infusion as a
tonic and laxative. As a tonic it is useful after fevers, etc. Dose of
powder ten to twenty grains. Dose of infusion two to four ounces. It can
be combined with tansy and hops and makes splendid fomentation.

BROOKLIME. Veronica Beccabunga.

Internally, used for.--Scurvy and for the menses, obstructed menstruation.

Part used.--Leaves and top.

Gather.--Early autumn.

Flowers (when).--From April to August.

Grows (where).--Eastern and northern states, and grows