drink in great quantities; they are persuaded that this water has 
the same virtues as a decoction and infusion of the bark. The 
powdered leaves are excellent for healing ulcers, once the ulcers 
have been cleansed. 
COLUMELLIACEAE 
Columellia corymbosa nom. nud. 
The leaves are intensely bitter and are “wonderfully 
efficacious” in treating intermittent fevers, according to Indian 
belief. 
Columellia ovalis nom. nud. 
(ollus; ulux) 
This excessively bitter shrub serves as an admirable febrifuge 
when taken in either a cold or warm infusion. 
V ALERIANACEAE 
Valeriana connata R. et P. Fl. Peruv. | (1798) 39, t. 67. 
Valeriana globiflora R. et P. Fl. Peruv. | (1798) 43, t. 65. 
Valeriana interrupta R. et P. Fl. Peruv. | (1798) 42, t. 67. 
Valeriana lanceolata nom. nud. 
Valeriana pilosa R. et P. Fl. Peruv. 1 (1798) 39, t. 66. 
Valeriana oblongifolia R. et R. Fl. Peruv. 1 (1798) 40, t. 65. 
Valeriana rigida R. et R. LF. Peruv. | (1798) 39, t. 65. 
Valeriana thyrsiflora nom. nud. 
(huarituru) 
The natives apply the crushed roots of all of these species of 
Valeriana in the form of a cataplasm to set bones. 
Valeriana decussata Bonp. ex Wedd. Chlor. And. 2 (1857) 19. 
Valeriana paniculata R. et P. Fl. Peruv. | (1798) 41, t. 70. fig. a. 
(macae) 
The root may be employed medicinally in place of official 
Valeriana. 
Valeriana pinnatifida R. et P. Fl. Peruv. | (1798) 40, t. 69. 
(albergilla) 
Mal de maico — stinging sores and rashes on the legs and other 
exposed parts of the body — is caused, according to the natives, 
by species of Schinus, even by the shade of the trees. It can be 
cured with albergilla of Spain. The albergilla is roasted in 
handfuls in the embers and applied as hot as can be stood to the 
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