POLYGONUM PUNCTATUM
\pˌɒlɪɡˈɒnəm pʌŋktˈɑːtəm], \pˌɒlɪɡˈɒnəm pʌŋktˈɑːtəm], \p_ˌɒ_l_ɪ_ɡ_ˈɒ_n_ə_m p_ʌ_ŋ_k_t_ˈɑː_t_ə_m]\
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Water pepper of America, Smartweed, possesses similar properties to Polygonum hydropiper, and is occasionally used internally in gravel, and externally in chronic ulcers. A fluidrachm of the saturated tincture has been extolled in amenorrhoea. See Polygonum hydropiper.
By Robley Dunglison
