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Leptandra Virginica

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General

(Veronica Virginica.)

Natural order.- Scrofulariaceae.

Common name.- Culver's Physic.

General Analysis.-

Acts especially upon the liver and intestinal canal, arousing their secretory functions.

Its chief and only true characteristic is a profuse black, tar like, very fetid stool. (Ars.)

Its therapeutic range is confined to bilious conditions, and hepatic diseases in general, especially when the characteristic blackish stools are present.

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(Leptandra)

Ars., Bry., Cinch., Iris, Podo.

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