Gillenia trifoliata, Spiraea trifoliata. G. stipulacea, S. stipulata.   Indian Physic, Bowman's root   Family: Rosaceae       
PART USED: Root bark.
TASTE: Pleasantly bitter.  ODORLESS
ACTIONS
1. Expectorant.[1,2] Slightly diaphoretic.[1,2]
2. Carthartic.[1,2] Emetic.[1,2]
3. Tonic.[2]
INDICATIONS- The American Indians used it in a similar way to Ipecacuanha.[1]
1. Recommended in dyspepsia, dropsy, rheumatism, chronic costiveness, and whenever an emetic is required.[2]
PREPARATIONS: Powdered root, as an emetic 1.3-2 g.[2] Tonic for dyspepsia 0.13-2.6 g.[2]
As a sudorific, in cold water, 0.4 g at intervals of two or three hours.[2]
It may be combined with opium. Frequent large doses of the infusion cause vomiting and purging.[2]
The bark is easily removed from the root and is pulverized. Within, it is light, ligneous, and comparatively inert. The bitterness of the bark is extracted by alcohol, or by water at 1000 C, to which a red colour is given.[2]

ORIGIN: Eastern USA.
DESCRIPTION: Roots; cylindrical, usually fissured transversely, 2-4 mm in diameter and up to 15 cm long. The external surace is blackish, and the transverse section shows a reddish bark.
It is an erect herbaceous perennial growing to 100 cm tall, with 3-palmate leaves and pale pink flowers with narrow petals and reddish calyces above red coloured stems in spring and summer.
References
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Constituents