Anemopsis californica

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Read about Anemopsis californica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Anemopsis californica, Hook. (Anemia californica, Nutt. Houttuynia californica, Benth. & Hook. Anemiopsis californica, Endl.) Yerba Mansa. Apache Beads. V Avisa. An erect aquatic herb: radical Lvs. long-petioled, oblong- obovate, cordate at the base; cauline If. broad, clasping, from the axil of which grows a branchlet reduced to 1 or 2 Lvs.: fls. minute, crowded, forming a conical spadix with a whorl of whitish petaloid bracts below it, giving it the appearance of the fl. of an anemone. Calif. and Mex. Hook. & Arn. Bot. Beech. Voy. pl. 92. —The pungent aromatic astringent rootstocks are strung into necklaces in the form of cylindrical beads by the Indians of by the S. W. U. S., and are used medicinally in the form of an infusion for malaria, dysentery, and syphilis. They are also pulverized and applied locally to ulcers and malignant sores. The plant grows in swampy places and on the margins of springs and ponds more or less alkaline. The roots are gathered in the dry season in Mex. and sold in the local drug markets. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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