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CINNAMODENDRON CORTICOSUM, Miers. 

 Red Canella, Mountain Cinnamon. 

 Native of Jamaica. A tree with lance-shaped leaves, and small 

 scarlet flowers. Belongs to the same order as Canella. (Canellacece.) 

 Bark used formerly as a substitute for Winter's Bark, considered 

 stimulant, tonic, aromatic, and antiscorbutic. 



CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM, Breyn. 



Cinnamon. 



Native of E. Indies, cultivated. A tree ; leaves simple, opposite, 

 with 3 to 5 strong nerves; flowers small. (Laurinece.) 



The plants are pruned to prevent trees being formed, four or five 

 shoots are allowed. When the shoot turns brown in 18 months or 2 

 years, the bark is stripped off, and dried for the cinnamon of commerce. 



Leaves yield " clove oil." 



Bark : Cinnamon is chiefly used as a spice. 



Medicinally, it is aromatic, stimulant, carminative, and somewhat 

 astringent. 



Volatile oil possesses same properties without astringency Used 

 also locally in paralysis of tongue, neuralgic headache, &c. ; also in 

 perfumer \ . 



The bark yields this oil by distillation to extent of \ and 1 per cent. 



CINNAMON. See Oinnamomum zeylanioum. 



CINNAMON, Mountain. See Cinnamodendron corticosum. 



CINNAMON, Wild. See Canella alba, & Pimenta acrts. 



CIRCASSIAN SEEDS. See Adenanthera pavonina. 



CISSAMPELOS PAREIRA, Linn. 



Velvet Leak. 



W. Indies, Central America, and extending through the tropics. 



A woody climbing plant with rounded leaves, and minute, inconspi- 

 cuous flowers. (Menispermaceoe.) 



This plant was at one time supposed to be the source ot Pareira Brava, 

 and though it is not of equal value, it coniains the same bitter principle. 



Root " has the character of being diuretic and alterative. It is pre- 

 scribed in dropsy, dysury, urinary calculus, jaundice, gout and cutaneous 

 diseases. The infusion is recommended to be drunk freely during the 

 irritable stage of gonorrhea.' " (Alaefad yen.) 



Leaves beat up into a pulp, applied to sores. 



CISSUS SICYOIDES, Linn. 

 West India n Bryony. 

 Native of \Y. [ndies and tropical America. 



A shrubby climber, with tendrils; leaves simple; flowers small, 

 greenish-yellow .; berries black. (Ampelidece.) 



