This plant is found growing in rich soil or spots in the western states. The flower it bears is of a rich yellow color, and many in number, blooming or flowering in the month of August. The root is the part used in medicine, and should be dug in the month of August, and the tincture made from the green root.

Medical properties and uses. -- The Indian Cup Plant is a remedy that stimulates the skin to a free sweating, and is a fine tonic and blood purifier. Take and mash the root fine, make a hot poultice, and apply it several times a day, and it will overcome enlarged spleen or ague cake. It is a good thing for a torpid liver, and a general debilitated condition. I have used it with satisfactory results in dry and obstinate coughs. Prepare the tincture from the green root as usual. Dose, from a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful three times a day, or as the case may demand.