Frasera caroliniensis

Frasera caroliniensis
Family:Frasera caroliniensis; Bitter; Cathartic; Emetic; Poultice; Stimulant; Tonic.
Common name:American columbo
The powdered plant is applied externally to ulcers as a poultice. The plant is a feeble simple bitter. The root is cathartic emetic stimulant and tonic. When dried it is a simple bitter that can be used as a digestive tonic in a similar way to gentian root (Gentiana spp) but the fresh root is cathartic and emetic. The root is used in the treatment of dysentery stomach complaints and a lack of appetite. It should be harvested in the autumn of its second year or the spring of its third year.

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