Blood root.  Red Puceoon.  Red Root.  Sanguinaria Canadensis.

Internally, used for.—­Tonic, emetic, and for sick headache.

Externally, used for.—­Ulcers, ringworms and warts.

Part used.—­Root and should be kept dry.

Flowers (when).—­Appears early in March and April.

Grows (where).—­Most parts of United States in woods, groves, in shaded banks, in rich light soil.

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Prepared (how).—­An Infusion and powder.  For an infusion one ounce to one pint of vinegar.

Diseases, Dose, etc.—­Dose of powder as an emetic, ten to twenty grains.  Dose of infusion as an emetic one to four teaspoonfuls:  For ringworm, tetter and warts, it is applied locally, freely.  Applied to ulcers and growths, it often cures, and removes the growths.  As a tonic for the stomach, the dose should be small, one to one and one-half teaspoonful of the infusion four times daily, and for sick headache it should be half as much and not repeated oftener than twice, a half hour apart.

Blue flag.  Flower de Luce.  Flag Lily.  Snake Lily.  Liver Lily.  Iris
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.