The drug plants of Illinois The drug plants of Illinois . drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 1 10 ILLINOIS NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY Circular 44 Aff /Yiv^ 1 ^/^^ // 11/x'Ml /V^ / ' wl7 ? tmS/ SYMPLOCARPUS FOETIDUS (L.) Nutt. Skunk cabbage, skunk weed, polecat weed, fetid hellebore. Araceae. —A stemless, offensive-smelling plant 1 to 3 feet tall, perennial; rootstock thick; straight, descending, with whorls of fleshy fibers; leaves 1 to 3 feet long, up to 1 foot wide, ovate, petioled, veiny; flowers minute, spiked inside a purple-brown to greenish, leaflike spathe, appearing before the leaves. Th
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The drug plants of Illinois The drug plants of Illinois . drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 1 10 ILLINOIS NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY Circular 44 Aff /Yiv^ 1 ^/^^ // 11/x'Ml /V^ / ' wl7 ? tmS/ SYMPLOCARPUS FOETIDUS (L.) Nutt. Skunk cabbage, skunk weed, polecat weed, fetid hellebore. Araceae. —A stemless, offensive-smelling plant 1 to 3 feet tall, perennial; rootstock thick; straight, descending, with whorls of fleshy fibers; leaves 1 to 3 feet long, up to 1 foot wide, ovate, petioled, veiny; flowers minute, spiked inside a purple-brown to greenish, leaflike spathe, appearing before the leaves. The rhizome with root collected in spring after flowering or after the seeds have ripened. Frequent to abundant in wet, deeply shaded, marshy, and springy places throughout the northern half of the state. Contains an acrid principle, a volatile oil, and a resin. Used as an antispasmodic. TANAGETUM VULGARE L. Tansy, bitter buttons, parsley fern, scented fern, ginger plant. Compositae. —An erect, upwardly branching, aromatic, usually smooth herb ll/^ to 3 feet high, per- ennial; stem stout, reddish; leaves pinnately divided into about 7 pairs of narrow, wide- ly spaced, toothed, or cut segments, fern- like, basal one up to 1 foot long, stem leaves about 6 inches long, alternate; flower heads yellow, button-like, with in- conspicuous ray flowers, several in clusters at the ends of usually branched stalks arising from the upper leaf axils and terminal. The leaves and flowering tops collected. Distributed widely through the state but localized near old settlements, where it has escaped from old gardens. Contains the bitter principle tanacetin and a toxic volatile oil (oil of tansy) yielding thujone. Used as a stimulant, abortifacient, and anthelmintic.