Eli Lilly's plant samples list

I got an email from Roy Upton:
"Eli Lily sales people used to carry around a kit that contained samples of approximately 175 botanicals. I obtained a list of those herbs last week from FDA who has one of those sample kits. It is cool."

Here is the list:

Lilly's Collection of Crude Drugs

Index of Contents

+	Absinthium	1
*	Acacia	2
*	Aconite	3
+	Adonis	4
*	Agar	5
+	Agaric	6
+	Aletris	7
	Allspice	157
*	Aloes	8
*	Althaea	9
+	Althaea Leaves	10
	American Spikenard	14
+	Angelica Fruit	11
+	Angelica Root	11
*	Anise	12
+	Apocynum	13
+	Aralia	14
	Arbor Vitae	198
*	Arnica	15
*	Asafetida	16
+	Asarum	17
+	Asclepias	18
*	Aspidium	19
*	Aspidosperma	20

	Balm of Gilead Buds	21
+	Balsam Poplar Buds	21
+	Baptisia	22
+	Bayberry Bark	23
	Bearberry	204
*	Belladonna Leaves	24
*	Belladonna Root	25
*	Benzoin	26
+	Berberis	27
	Beth Root	202
*	Bitter Orange Peel	28
	Bitter Wood	165
+	Bittersweet	29
	Blackberry Bark	172
	Black Cohosh	55
	Black Haw	210
	Black Indian Hemp	13
	Black Pepper	152
	Bladderwrack	91
	Blood Root	177
	Blue Cohosh	48
+	Blue Flag	30
	Blue Gum Leaves	85
	Blue Vervain	208
+	Boldo	31
	Boneset	87
+	Brayera	32
	Broom Tops	181
+	Bryonia	33
*	Buchu	34
	Buckbean	138
	Buckthorn Bark	90
	Buckthorn Berries	169
	Burdock Root	124
	Butternut Bark	118

	Calabar Bean	154
+	Calendula	35
	Calumba	36
	Calisaya Bark	56
	Cambogia	37
	Canada Snake-root	17
	Canadian Hemp	13
	Candleberry	23
+	Canella	38
*	Cantharides	39
*	Capsicum	40
*	Caraway	41
*	Cardamom Seed	42
*	Cascara Sagrada	43
+	Cascarilla	44
+	Cassia Fistula	45
+	Castanea	46
	Catmint	47
+	Catnep	47
+	Caulophyllum	48
	Cayenne Pepper	40
+	Celery Fruit	49
+	Centaury	50
	Chamomile, German	136
	Chestnut Leaves	46
+	Chimaphila	51
+	Chionanthus	52
+	Chirata	53
*	Chondrus	54
*	Cimicifuga	55
*	Cinchona	56
*	Cinnamon, Ceylon	57
*	Cinnamon, Saigon	58
	Club Moss	130
+	Cocculus Indicus	59
*	Cochineal	60
+	Cocillana	61
	Cola	122
*	Colchicum Corm	62
*	Colchicum Seed	62
*	Colocynth	63
+	Coltsfoot	64
+	Condurango	65
	Cone Flower	81
+	Conium	66
+	Convallaria Flowers	67
+	Convallaria Root	68
+	Coptis	69
*	Coriander	70
+	Cornus	71
+	Corydalis	72
	Costus Dulcis	38
+	Cotton Root Bark	73
	Couch Grass	203
	Cramp Bark	209
	Cranesbill	97
+	Crocus	74
*	Cubeb	75
	Culver's Root	126
	Cusso	32
+	Cypripedium	76

+	Damiana	77
	Dandelion	197
	Deadly Nightshade	24
*	Digitgalis	78
+	Dioscorea	79
	Dogwood bark	71
+	Drosera	80

+	Echinacea	81
	Elder Flowers	175
	Elecampane	114
*	Elm	82
*	Ergot	83
*	Eriodictyon	84
*	Eucalyptus	85
+	Euonymus	86
+	Eupatorium	87
+	Euphorbia Pilulifera	88
	European Goat's Rue	93

	False Unicorn	107
*	Fennel	89
	Fish Berry	59
	Flaxseed	127
	Foxblove	78
*	Frangula	90
	Fringe Tree Bark	52
	Frost-weed	106
+	Fucus	91

+	Galangal	92
+	Galega	93
	Galla	144
*	Gambir	94
*	Gamboge	37
	Garden Thyme	199
*	Gelsemium	95
*	Gentian	96
+	Geranium	97
*	Ginger	98
*	Glycyrrhiza, Russian	99
*	Glycyrrhiza, Spanish	100
	Goldthread	69
	Golden Seal	111
	Granatum	160
*	Grindelia	101
*	Guaiac	102
+	Guaianc Wood	103
*	Guarana	104
	Gum Arabic	2

+	Hamamelis Leaves	105
+	Helianthemum	106
	Hellebore	207
+	Helonias	107
+	Hematoxylon	108
	Henbane	112
*	Hops	109
	Horse-nettle Berries	188
	Humulus	109
+	Hydrangea	110
*	Hydrastis	111
*	Hyoscyamus	112

+	Ignatia	113
	Indian Tobacco	128
+	Inula	114
*	Ipecac, Carthagena	115
*	Ipecac, Rio	116
	Iris Versicolor	30
	Irish Moss	54

*	Jalap	117
	Jaborandi	156
	Jimson Weed	194
+	Jublans	118
+	Juniper Berries	119

+	Kava	120
*	Kino	121
+	Kola	122
	Kousso	32
+	Krameria	123

	Lady Slipper Root	76
+	Lappa	124
+	Larkspur Seed	125
+	Leptandra	126
	Licorice, Russian	99
	Licorice, Spanish	100
	Life Root	183
	Lignum Vitae	103
	Lily-of-the-Valley Flowers	67
	Lily-of-the-Valley Root	68
*	Linseed	127
*	Lobelia	128
	Logwood	108
+	Lupulin	129
*	Lycopodium	130
+	Mace	131
	Male Fern	19
+	Mallow Leaves	132

	Mandrake	159
*	Manna	133
	Marigold	35
	Marsh Mallow Root	9
	Marsh Mallow Leaves	10
+	Mastic	134
+	Matico	135
*	Matricaria	136
	May Apple	159
+	Melilot	137
+	Menyanthes	138
*	Mezereum	139
	Monkshood	3
+	Mullein Flowers	140
+	Mullein Leaves	141
	Musk-root	196
*	Mustard, Black	142
*	Mustard, White	142
*	Myristica	131
*	Myrrh	143

*	Nutgall	144
	Nutmeg	131
*	Nux Vomica	145

	Oak Bark, White	166
	Oregon Grape Root	27
+	Orris	146

+	Paracoto	147
+	Pareira	148
*	Parsley Fruit	149
*	Parsley Root	150
	Pasque Flower	163
+	Passion Flower	151
	Passion Vine	151
	Pellitory	164
*	Pepo	161
*	Pepper	152
*	Peppermint	153
	Pheasant's Eye	4
*	Physostigma	154
+	Pilocarpus	156
	Pill Bearing Spurge	88
+	Pimenta	157
	Pimpernel Root	158
+	Pimpinella	158
	Pine Bark, White	212
	Pinkroot	190
	Pipsissewa	51
	Pleurisy Root	18
*	Podophyllum	159
	Poison Hemlock	66
	Poke Root	155
*	Pomegranate	160

	Prickly Ash Bark, Northern	214
	Prickly Ash Bark, Southern	215
+	Prickly Ash Berries	162
+	Pulsatilla	163
	Pumpkin Seed	161
	Purging Cassia	45
*	Pyrethrum	164
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*	Quassia	165
	Quebracho	20
	Queen's Root	193
+	Quercus	166
+	Quillaja	167

	Red Clover Blossoms	201
*	Red Saudners	168
+	Rhamnus Cathartica	169
	Rhatany	123
*	Rhubarb	170
+	Rhus Glabra	171
	Rock-rose	106
+	Rubus	172
+	Rumex	173

	Sabal	174
	Saffron	74
	Saint Ignatius Bean	113
+	Sambucus	175
+	Sandal Wood	176
*	Sanguinaria	177
*	Sarsaparilla	178
*	Sassafras	179
+	Sassafras Pith	179
	Saw Palmetto Berries	174
*	Scammony Root	180
+	Scoparius	181
	Skullcap	182
+	Scutellaria	182
+	Senecio	183
*	Senega	184
*	Senna, Alexandria	185
*	Senna, India	186
*	Senna, Tinnevelly	186
*	Serpentaria	187
	Seven-barks	110
	Slippery Elm	82
	Soap-tree Bark	167
+	Solanum	188
	Spansih Flies	39
*	Spearmint	189
*	Spigelia	190
	Spignet	14
*	Squill	191
*	Staphisagria	192
	Stavesacre	192
*	Stillingia	193
*	Stramonium	19_
*	Strophanthus	19
	Sumac Berries	17_
*	Sumbul	19_
	Sundew	8_
	Sweet Bark	4_

*	Taraxacum	19_
+	Thuja	19_
+	Thyme	19_
*	Tragacanth	20_
+	Trifolium	20_
+	Trillium	20_
*	Triticum	20_
	Turkey Corn	7_
	Turnera	7_
	Tussilago Leaves	6_

	Unicorn Root	_
*	Uva Ursi	20_

*	Valerian	20_
+	Vanilla	20_
*	Veratrum Viride	20_
+	Verbena	20_
+	Viburnum Opulus	20_
*	Viburnum Prunifolium	21_
	Virginia Snake Root	18_

	Wahoo Bark	8_
	Wax Myrtle	2_
	White Agaric	_
+	White Ash Bark	21_
	White Oak Bark	16_
+	White Pine Bark	21_
	White Sandal Wood	17_
*	Wild Cherry	21_
	Wild Indigo	__
	Wild Yam Root	__
	Witch Hazel Leaves	10_
	Wolfs-Bane	__
	Woody Nightshade	__
	Wormwood	_

	Xanthoxylum Berries	16_
*	Xanthoxylum, Northern	21_
*	Xanthoxylum, Southern	21_

	Yellow Dock	17_
	Yellow Jasmine	9_
	Yellow Sweet Clover	13_
	Yerba Santa	8_

+	Xedoary	2__

Notes:-
* U. S. P. 9th Revision. (1916)
+ N. F. Fourth Edition. (1916)
The more common synonyms have been included in the above index.
At the time of packaging, these drugs were in prime condition; however, it must be borne in mind that many will deteriorate with age.

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