Word: senna
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...three concoctions endorsed by Hauser-"Slim" (containing the harmful drugs senna, bladderwrack, buckthorn bark), "Correcol" (consisting of weeds and gum), and Hauser Potassium Broth (a mixture of alfalfa, okra. beet tops, etc.)-were seized and declared by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to be "misbranded and sold under false and fraudulent claims...
...modern practice of medicine plus the modern advertisement of proprietary drugs has almost wiped out the homel use of simple. Nonetheless, a demand persists for senna, henna, pennyroyal, hops, boneset, camomile, sage, tansy, flaxseed, rhubarb, ginger root, fennel seed, aniseed, saffron, viburnum...
...Excellency the Governor of the Cape" a report on trade and slavery. The old letter was found this Spring. It reads in part: "Marianno was a guest last year at the Governor's [of Quelimane] table after undergoing punishment for some 40 murders and attacking the village of Senna. He then ran away and the Governor ran after him, and, of course, could not catch him. "Another, and yet another, turned slave hunter. Indeed, any one may do so who has a few slaves and guns. No notice is taken of him till he has plundered enough to stand...