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41. Sarraceniaceae.—Pitcher-plant family.

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Botanical name: 
Sarracenia flava
Sarracenia purpurea

192. SARRACE'NIA FLA'VA and S. PURPU'REA Linné.—The curious pitcher-plant, fly-trap, or side-saddle plant of our Southern States, where their rhizomes are much used in dyspepsia. They are tonic and diuretic. Dose: 15 to 30 gr. (1 to 2 Gm.).


A Manual of Organic Materia Medica and Pharmacognosy, 1917, was written by Lucius E. Sayre, B.S. Ph. M.

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