The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 312
310 Williams on the Viola Ovala. Art. II. On the Medical Uses of the Viola Ovata. By Stephen W. Williams, M. D. of Deerfield, Mass. r I0LJ1 0VJ1TJ1. Synonym. Viola primulifolia, Pursh. Rattle- snake violet. Specifcc Description. It is thus described by Nuttall. … snake violet, from the fact that it is generally known here by the name of the rattlesnake plantain, from its efficacy in curing the bite of that reptile. Medical use. — The fact which I shall relate with regard to its effi- cacy in arresting the direful effects of the bite of the deadly rattle-…
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