American feverfewParthenium integrifolium
From Nearctica
Identification: Flowers white with a white disk and a series of 5 short, stubby rays. Flowers arranged in a loose, flat-topped cluster. Stem hairy. Leaves alternate along the stem. Basal leaves large, rough, with heavy teeth on the margins, and a large leaf petioles. Plant 1.5 to 3 feet in height.
Distribution: Minnesota eastward to New York and southward to Florida and Texas.
Habitat: Wild Quinine is found in dry woods, prairies, and grasslands.
Flowering period: June to September.
From Cook's Physiological Dispensatory, 1869
Properties and Uses: The root of this plant is relaxant and very moderately stimulant, and expends its chief power upon the kidneys. By its use, the amount of watery discharge in the urine is greatly increased; and at the same time a soothing impression made upon the mucous membranes of the renal apparatus.