The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 I Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 37 GHAMAELIRIUM LUTEUM (L.) Gray. Star root, false unicorn root, grub root, blazing star, devil's bit, star- wort. Liliaceae.—An erect, unbranched, slightly fleshy, smooth herb Ij/? to 2 feet tali; rootstock tuberous, i/^ to 2 inches long and curved upward at one end like a horn, dark brown, wrinkled, fibrous-rooted; stem wandlike; basal leaves spatulate, obtuse, tapered below, 2 to 8 inches long; stem leaves lanceolate, sessile, smaller; flowers white, small, starlike, in a terminal, nar- row r
The drug plants of Illinois drugplantsofilli44teho Year: 1951 I Tehon THE DRUG PLANTS OF ILLINOIS 37 GHAMAELIRIUM LUTEUM (L.) Gray. Star root, false unicorn root, grub root, blazing star, devil's bit, star- wort. Liliaceae.—An erect, unbranched, slightly fleshy, smooth herb Ij/? to 2 feet tali; rootstock tuberous, i/^ to 2 inches long and curved upward at one end like a horn, dark brown, wrinkled, fibrous-rooted; stem wandlike; basal leaves spatulate, obtuse, tapered below, 2 to 8 inches long; stem leaves lanceolate, sessile, smaller; flowers white, small, starlike, in a terminal, nar- row raceme; fruit a many-seeded, ovoid, membranous pod. The rootstock collected in the fall. Ex- tremely rare in low ground in the southern tip of the state. Contains the bitter principle chamaelirin. Used as a uterine tonic and anthelmintic. [The true unicorn root is Aletris farinosa, or star grass; it and the above are not to be confused.] CHELONE GLABRA L. Balomy, turtlehead, true snakehead. Scrophu- lariaceae.—^An erect, slender, smooth herb 1 to 3 feet tall, perennial; stem not usually branched, obtusely 4-sided; leaves lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, 3 to 6 inches long, opposite, short-petioled; flowers white to purplish, 2-lipped, about 1 inch long, in terminal, dense, bracted spikes; fruit an ovoid, many-seeded cap- sule. The herb collected, also the leaves alone. Frequent in swampy places, wet woods, and along streams throughout the state. Contains an unidentified bitter principle. Used as a laxative and purgative.
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