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Physician's Materia Medica on Indian Physic (gillenia)
INDIAN PHYSIC (Gillenia)
The root of PORTERANTHUS TRIFOLIATA, (L.) Brit. Emetic, cathartic, expectorant. Resembles Ipecac in its medicinal action.1
The root of PORTERANTHUS TRIFOLIATA, (L.) Brit. Emetic, cathartic, expectorant. Resembles Ipecac in its medicinal action.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.