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Physician's Materia Medica on Pltcher Plant
PlTCHER PLANT
   The rhizome of SARRACENIA PURPUREA, Lin. Stimulant diuretic, laxative tonic. Prescribed in torpid conditions of the digestive apparatus, liver or kidneys.1
   The rhizome of SARRACENIA PURPUREA, Lin. Stimulant diuretic, laxative tonic. Prescribed in torpid conditions of the digestive apparatus, liver or kidneys.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.