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Felter's Materia Medica on Patorium Purpureum

EUPATORIUM PURPUREUM
   The root of Eupatorium purpureum, LinnĂ© (Nat. Ord. Compositae). Low meadows and woods of the United States. Dose, 5 to 60 grains. Common Names: Queen of the Meadow, Gravel Weed, Gravel... / The root of Eupatorium purpureum, LinnĂ© (Nat. Ord. Compositae). Low meadows and woods of the United States. Dose,... / ...is often the best form of administration. It acts well with the special sedatives, and if fever is present or the skin is hot, dry, and constricted it may be given with aconite or gelsemium.1


References

1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.