* 
hike Shibram (Tithymalus),, which some’ people class ¢ 
a 
_ of parasitic origin, The Arabs weré probably also acquainted 
with it, but there is no satisfactory evidence upon this poi 
- frequent. He says that ‘in Ccylon-and Malabar they eat 
- them in the woods. 
oS | MENISPERIA CBR. 
“ANAMIRTA COCCULUS, W. § 4. 
Fig. —Rheeile, Hort. Mal. vii; t: 1; Bentl. and. Trim, a 
14, Cocculus Indicus (Eng:), Coque du ‘weet ( Fr.). 
_*Hab.— — Concan, Ma’ abar, Eastern pabipciase. Eastern 
eengel, Assam. The fruit. © ~~ 
- Vernacula*,—Kakamari (Hind., fies Feb, Beng.), Kékphe 
(Guz.), Karwi (Mar.), near ao aes (Tam.), ie 
Netrmala (Punjab) 
History, Uses, Rc.—This plank whieh is a large chim! 
ing shrub with rough ¢orky bark, is probably the Kékaphala 
Sanskrit writers; its properties must have been known to th 
‘Hindus from an early date, and the fruit appears to have 
been long in use as a remedy in certain skin affections, possibly 
to be gathered from their writers upon Materia Medi 
Sprengel would make it the Mahir-larj of Ebn Sina, but th 
is évidently incorrect ;-as Ibn Sina describes that plant 
the milky shrubs.” According te Bae and Hanbur : 
pecis: Geratde calls it Cedeutis Indicus ; it also bore the 
name of Coccole di Levante (Levant berries), from its being 
- introduced into Kurope through : the Levant ports,. In the 
Concan the juice of the leaves.with ‘that of the root of Gloriosa 
_ superba is uséd to ki Guinea-worms. -Rumphias, vii., 18, 
_ notices its use to kill fish, and also birds of Paradise, 
‘poisoning the holes “full of rain water in the trees ‘they 
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wild cattle, &e., by ea Jack fruits with it, and placi 
. Picrotoxin, ‘the active etnias of the Ne eet been foun 
_usef | in the night sweats of phthisis i in doses of * 725 to Bo (3) 
a a5 it is also “agate to. destroy egies in thes fo f 
