APOCYNUM ANDROS AEMIFOLIUM
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The root of this plant is found from Canada to Carolina. Thirty grains evacuate the stomach as effectually as two-thirds of the amount of Ipecacuanha, by which name it is known in various parts of the Eastern States. It is in the secondary list of the Pharmacopoeia of the United States.
By Robley Dunglison
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.