1. Fraxinus America'Na, Fraxinus, White Ash Bark

Fraxinus America'Na, Fraxinus, White Ash Bark. United States; tree 18-24 M. (60-80°) high, durable, tough wood, 5-9 ovate, acuminate leaflets, terete fruit, 2.5-5 Cm. (1-2') long, abruptly dilated into wedge-linear wing. Dried bark, deprived of corky layer - in 30 flat pieces 3-6 Mm. (1/8-1/4') thick, yellowish, warty, inside pale brown, striate, odor faintly aromatic, taste bitter, acrid; contains volatile oil, resin, tannin, alkaloid (?), ash 10 p. c. Diuretic, diaphoretic, purgative; gout, rheumatism, intermittents. Dose, gr. 30-60 (2-4 Gm.); infusion, 5 p. c, ℥ss-1 (15-30 Ml. (Cc.)).

2. Chionan'Thus Virgin'Ica, Chionanthus, Fringe Tree Bark, Flowering Ash, Old Man's Beard

Chionan'Thus Virgin'Ica, Chionanthus, Fringe Tree Bark, Flowering Ash, Old Man's Beard. S. United States, river banks; low tree or shrub, very ornamental in cultivation; leaves 5-6, oblong, fruit purple ovoid drupe, 1-2 Cm. (2/5-4/5') long. Dried bark of root - curved pieces, quills, 1-10 Cm. (2/5-4') long, 2-10 Mm. (1/12-2/5') thick, some pieces sink in water, reddish-brown, wrinkled, whitish cork, inside yellowish, striate, fracture short, hard, granular (stone cells); contains bitter principle, tannin, ash 5 p. c; solvents: water, alcohol. Alterative, blood purifier; liver trouble, syphilis; popular with Eclectics, Homeopaths. Dose, gr. 15-30 (1-2 Gm.), decoction, infusion, 5 p. c, ℥ss-l (15-30 Ml. (Cc.)).