ibu kunyit (a finger of a fresh turmeric rhizome), while 
the ground leaves and husked rice is rubbed over the 
whole body in the night time (Burkill & Haniff, 1980: 
400-401). An extract of the leaves of B. brevipes may 
be used to regulate menstruation (de Clerq, 1909). The 
pounded bark of the rambai tree, sometimes mixed with 
the leaves of Adenostemma viscosum and Mimusops elengi, 
is used to cure “‘sore eyes’’ (Burkill & Haniff, 1930: 248). 
There is also mention of the use of an unidentified species 
of Baccaurea, tambun tahi, as an elephant medicine, the 
Juice being given internally (Maxwell, 1906). According 
to Burkill (1985: 278), the leaves of B. racemosa contain 
an alkaloid. 
The dyeing properties of the bark and the leaves have 
also been reported. The dyers of Pekan (Malay Penin- 
sula) use the bark of B. Motleyana; those of Sulawesi 
get a yellow color from the bark of B. minahassae (Bur- 
kill, 1935); and those of eastern Java employ the bark of 
B. racemosa for a mauve color (Smith iz Koorders & 
Valeton, 1910). As has been mentioned previously, the 
leaves of B. sapida in northern Benghal and Assam are 
used for dyeing (green/), while the bark is used as a mor- 
dant in dyeing with madder and lac. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
I acknowledge with thanks several suggestions relat- 
ing to content and language received from Dr. A. F. Hill. 
My thanks are also due to Dr. Richard Evans Schultes, 
whose encouragement made this publication possible. 
To Mr. I. Nengah Wirawan of the Bogor Herbarium, 
Bogor, Indonesia, I also wish to express my thanks for 
supplying me with the photographs used in this paper. 
Messrs. Damhuri and Anwar, both of the Bogor Her- 
barium, prepared all the drawings. 
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