Iris Germanica
by John Henry Clarke — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
Blue Garden Iris. (Rhizome also used to make Orris-root.). N. O. Iridaceæ. Tincture of fresh rhizome.
Clinical
Diarrhœa / Dropsy / Freckles
Characteristics
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.