111 AMYRIDS. 
1. B. Myrrha Nees.—(Myrru Tree.)* 
“Stem shrubby, arborescent; branches squarrose, spinescent; leaves 
ternate ; leaflets obovate, obtuse, bluntly toothletted at the apex, the 
lategal smooth ; fruit acuminate.’’—Nees. 
Habitat. Abyssinia. 
Quality, Stimulant, irritant, astringent, tonic (tonico-balsamic.) 
Uses. Dyspepsia, flatulence, amenorrhoea, chlorosis, secretions from the mucous 
membranes ; dentifrice, gargles, foul ulcers. 
Natural Order, %ueworts; Rutacee (V. K., p. 469.) 
Prevailing Quality. Acrid, stimulating. 
Rota. Linneus. 
Petals 4-5, spoon-shaped. Stamens 8-10, all perfect. Anthers glandless, 
_ _ Spreading equally. Ovary 4-lobed, with several ovules in each cell. 
1. R. graveolens Linnzeus.—(Common Rus.) Fig. 163. 
ves supra-decompound ; lobes oblong, that at the end obovate ; petals 
| entire, or somewhat toothed. 
Habitat, South of Europe. 
Quanity. Acrid, antispasmodic, emmena- 
- Segue, anthelmintic, stimulant, nar- 
otic, heavy-smelling. 
Uses, _ Flatulent colic, infantile convul- 
sions, hysteria, amenorrhea. 
2. R, montana Clusius. 
ves supra-decompound; lobes all 
linear ; petals entire. 
Habitat. Spain. 
Sealiy. Exconsively acrid, dangerous to 
SS Barosma. Willdenow. 
ersregular. Petals 5. Stamens 10, of which half 
_ re sterile and squamiform ; anthers with a minute | 
terminal gland. Ovary 5-lobed. Fig. 164. a 
on rene ee : ee oe 
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Fig. 163.—Ruta graveolens ; a, its capsule; 164, Flower of Barosma magnified. 
Bdellium, and similar drugs are obtained from plants related to this; but there is so little 
Upon the botanical part of the subject, that the reader is referred to, pn yy 
P. 342, for such information as at texists about them. ‘The history of Myrrh Mselt is 
- Balm of Gilead is said to be another Balsamodendron. oe 
