Other names and synonyms
Iris-g.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
Blue Garden Iris. Rhizome also used to make Orris-root. N. O. Iridaceae. Tincture of fresh rhizome.
Nosology
Diarrhoea. Dropsy. Freckles.
Typical features
The fresh root of Ir. German., I. Flor., and our common yellow Iris, I. Pseudo-acorus, have been much used in dropsies and are violently cathartic. The juice is also used for the removal of freckles from the skin.