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granate fruit is larger than the orange and has 
a permanent calyx. It is asserted that the rind 
is used for the purpose of tanning leather in — 
countries where the trees are plentiful. Both — 
the rind of the fruit and the bark of the root — 
have been and still are used as an astringent and 
anthelmintic, but the decoction of the bark of 
the root is the only officinal preparation recog- 
nized. This is prepared by adding one ounce 
of the bark to the pint of water, the dose of 
which is one fluid ounce. BP , 
Quillaia, Quillaia, Soap Bark, Quillaia Sapo- 
naria.—Natural order Rosacex, This must not 
be confounded with the soap wort or Bouncing 
Bet. The soap bark tree is commonly known 
as South American bark, which is a native o 
Peru and Chili. This large evergreen forest 
tree has large, glossy, leathery leaves, serrated, 
and having stipules: stamens numerous, petals 
and sepals equal, flowers rose colored. a. 
bark as it occurs in commerce is in flat pieces, 
varying in length, and about 4 of an inch (5 
millimeters) in thickness, It is light-brown, 
Constituents are mucilage, resin, starch, calcium 
‘St ‘phate, and saponin—a glucoside nearly iden- 
_ anti-periodic, but, no longer considered a rem- 
edy ; It is now utilized as a detergent in cleaning 
fabrics, silks, cloths, etc, The dose is 15 to 30 
