Compound Decoction of Carolina Pink Broadside

Samuel Godfrey Henkel1850/1859

Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA, United States

Carolina Pink described in this broadside may be the plant Spigelia marilandica, which was once used as an anthelmintic by the Arapaho tribe of Native Americans.

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Title: Compound Decoction of Carolina Pink Broadside
Creator: Samuel Godfrey Henkel
Date: 1850/1859
Location: New Market, Va.
Physical Dimensions: 25 x 13 cm.
Original Language: English
Publisher: Henkel’s Printing-Office
Original Source: Decoctum spigeliae compositum = Compound decoction of Carolina pink, Broadside 185- .H42 BOX
Rights: Licensed under Creative Commons by Library of Virginia (CCBY)

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