AMARANTHUS Amaranthus hypochondriacus A— Redroot pigweed B— Seedling C— Tumbleweed D— Prostrate pigweed( Ontario Department of Agriculture, Toronto, Canada, 1966)
A decoction is taken in wine-glass doses for the above mentioned. There seems to be some controversy concerning the flower. Culpeper( 1616) states:“ The flower dried and beated into powder and taken stops the terms in woman, as do almost all other red things.” Dalen states,“ There can be no compound medicines wherefore they are ill persuaded that think the flower gentle to stunch bleeding because of the colour only, if they had no other reason to induce them thereto.” Modern writers are sceptic of the doctrine of the signature in the plant kingdom; most things have a meaning if we observe them. Dose: 1 teaspoonful to 1 cupful of boiling water. Drink 1 or 2 cupfuls a day, a large mouthful at a time, of the tincture, ½ – 1 fluid dram. Externally: For ulcerated conditions of the mouth and throat gargle a warm solution three or four times a day, and apply externally to lesions. 2 tablespoonfuls to 1 quart of water, simmered 10 min. and used as an injection for leucorrhoea, and female conditions.
ANGELICA
Angelica atropurpurea( N. O.: Ammiaceae)
Common Names: Masterwort, Purple Angelica, Alexanders, Archangel. Features: Angelica, a genus of herbs of the family ammiaceae. Several species are native to North America. The name Angelica, however, is popularly applied to various other members of the same family. Angelica atropurpurea is perennial and grows in fields and damp places, developing greenishwhite flowers from May to August. Also, it is cultivated in gardens from Canada to Carolina.