This section is from the "A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology" book, by David M. R. Culbreth. Also available from Amazon: Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology.
Consol'vulus Mechoan'na, Mechoacanna Root. -- Considered by some identical with Ipomaea pandurata; occurs in sections, light, whitish, mealy, contains little resin.
Consolvulus Scammonia: a, blooming plant, b, fruiting twig; c, root (1/2 natural size); also flower, anther, pistil, fruit, seed, diagram of flower, enlarged.
 
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