flower.

Flowers (when).--In March.

Grows (where).--In rich soils, on hills and mountains, etc.

Prepared (how).--Tincture. Infusion, four teaspoonfuls of the powdered
bulb to one pint of boiling water and let steep.

Diseases, Dose, etc.--Dose of the infusion, one to three ounces three or
four times daily. Tincture, half to one teaspoonful. Tincture can be
bought at a drug store.

TURNIP, INDIAN. Jack-in-the pulpit. Wild Turnip. Dragon Root. Arum
Triphyllum.

Internally, used for.--Expectorant and sweating purposes in chest
troubles. Also good for sore mouth and sore throat if given in honey or
syrup.

Part used.--Root.

Gather.--In autumn.

Flowers (when).--From May to July.

Grows (where).--Common in South America in all moist and damp places.

Prepared (how).--Dry the root and powder it and give in honey or make into
a syrup or given in powder.

Diseases, Dose, etc.--For sweating use powder in hot water, ten grains
three times a day or smaller dose oftener. For bronchitis, etc., use in
syrup or in honey, three or four times a day, five to ten grains at a
dose. Same way for sore mouth and throat.

TRUE UNICORN ROOT. Star Grass. Colic Root. Ague Root. Crow Corn. Aletris
Farinosa.

Internally, used for.--Its tonic influence upon the womb to prevent a
tendency to miscarriage, for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, falling, also for
chlorosis.

Part used.--The root.

Gather.--In autumn.

Flowers (when).--June and July.

Grows (where).--Most parts of United States, usually in dry sandy soils
and barrens.

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Prepared (how).--Powdered root. Tincture. Fluid extract.

Diseases, Dose, etc.--Powdered root, five to ten grains three times a day.
Saturated tincture, two to five drops, three times a day. Fluid extract,
five to ten drops. Tincture and fluid extract can be bought at any drug
store. For the above diseases it should be taken regularly four times a
day. The fluid extract is the best form in which to take it and is often
given by doctors.

WAHOO. Indian Arrow Wood. Burning-Bush. Spindle Tree. Enonymus
Atropurpureus.

Internally, used for.--Dyspepsia, torpid liver, laxative, tonic.

Part used.--The bark of the root.

Gather.--Autumn.

Flowers (when).--In June.

Grows (where).--In woods and thickets.

Prepared (how).--Powder. Tincture.

Diseases, Dose, etc.--Dose of powder, ten to twenty grains; saturated
tincture, one to two teaspoonfuls; extract, one to f