10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CULVER'S PHYSIC»
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1
Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie: The Upper Midwest
... common name Culver's physic. It was often combined with other medicines. An
infusion of the dried root was used cautiously for a sluggish liver. (One teaspoon
of dried root steeped in 1 cup of boiling water for 30 minutes equaled 1 dose.) ...
Sylvan T. Runkel, Dean M. Roosa, 2009
2
American Indian Medicine
... Culver's physic, black root, Bowman's root, Brinton root, Leptandra. Cotton
Mather in 1716 wrote to John Winthrop of New London, speaking of the fame of
Culver's root as a cure for consumption and asking for some for his eldest
daughter, ...
3
A Handbook of Native American Herbs
... after the use of calomel. It is used very effectively in the care of pleurisy and
also in. COMMON NAMES: Culver's physic, tall speedwell, leptandra, Culver's
root. MEDICINAL PARTS: Bark, leaves, rind, green nut. SOLVENTS: Alcohol,
water.
4
Prairie Time: The Leopold Reserve Revisited
CULVER'S ROOT Veronicastritm virgmicum Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae)
Also called Culver's physic, Bowman's root, high veronica, tall speedwell
Average first bloom: Leopold, July 4 / Bradley, July 6 Height: 3-6 feet Flower
arrangement: ...
John Ross, Beth Ross, 1998
... (of Virginia) Beaumont's [Bowman's] root black-root [blackroot] (Missouri)
Brinton's root (according to Rafinesque in 1826, named for a physician who used
it in his practice) [Cubeun's] Cubeno-root [-physic]; physic root Culver's physic (
used ...
6
The New England Botanic, Medical and Surgical Journal
To keep the bowels liberated, mandrake and Culver's physic were given, in
substance, in half teaspoonful dose3, every twelve hours. Injections were also
occasionally given, but could not be persevered in, without inducing severe pain,
...
7
The Herb Book: The Most Complete Catalog of Herbs Ever Published
BLACK. ROOT. (Veronicastrum virginicum) Common Names: Beaumont root,
Bowman's root, Culver's physic, Culver's root, hini, Ieptandra, oxadoddy, physic
root, purple Ieptandra, tall speedwell, tall veronica ...
8
Wildflowers of Alabama and Adjoining States
CULVER'S-PHYSIC, BOWMAN S-ROOT Veronicastrum virginicum (L.)Farw.
Veronicastrum is an erect perennial up to 6 feet tall with pointed leaves that are 4
— 6 inches long and borne in whorls. Cream-white flowers are borne in terminal
...
Blanche E. Dean, Amy Mason, Joab L. Thomas, 1983
9
Mosby's Handbook of Herbs & Natural Supplements
cuckoo sorrow, 571-572 cucumber, 217-218 Cucumis sativus, 217-218 cucurbita,
521-522 Cucurbita maxima, 521-522 Cucurbita moschata, 521-522
Cucurbitapepo,521-522 Culver's physic, 91-93 Culver's root, 91-93 cumaru, 586-
588 ...
Linda Skidmore-Roth, 2009
10
Back to Eden: A Human Interest Story of Health and ...
... 176 Cow cabbage, 154,226 Cow grass, 172 Cow parsnip, 154 Cow's lungwort,
158 Cow's tail, 129 Cranesbill, 87 Crawley, 122 Crawley root, 122 Crowfoot, 87
Cubebs, 123 Culrage, 196 Culver's physic, 95 Culver's root, 95 Curacao aloes, ...
