Parke Davis & Co. Irisin

Bottle Reads: Prepared from the root of Iris Versicolor (Blue Flag).

Iris- N.F.V; B.P.C.
Blue Flag; Flag Lily; Poison Flag; Water Flag

Dried rhizome of Iris versicolor, L., or I. caroliniana, Watson, Iridaceae [sic].

Habitat: North America.

Action: Cholagogue; Cathartic; Diuretic; Emetic; Alterative.

Uses: Jaundice, liver disease, constipation, dropsy; large doses emetic.

-p. 275, Merck's Index: Fourth Edition (1930)