PAPAVERACED, Oe 
_ have adopted it in Brazil as a substitute for the Argemone of 
the Greeks and Romans (Papaver, Argemone) which was used 
- for that purpose.*°  ~ - ES = 
For a similar account of the properties of this plant, 4s — 
- observed in the West Indies by Hamilton, see Pharmaceutical 
Journal [i-], Vol. IV., p. 167. ; eae yee 
Pouppé Desportes of St. Domingo describes the fresh seed - 
as emetic and slightly narcotic; he states that the oil obtained 
from them is used to relieve pain in dry.coli = 
-Description.—The capsules are 3 to 14 inch long, terete, 
bristly, elliptic or oblong, and contain a number of dark-brown ~ 
_Tugose seeds, rather larger than: black mustard, The oil has 
a bland nutty flavour; when first expressed it is sherry ~ 
coloured, but becomes, after haying been kept for some time, 
Boddich browns. 2: seu 8 ae ee 
Chemical composition—The extract of the whole plant was - 
xamined by Haines (1863), who was unable to find any 
kaloid in it. Charbonnier (1868) found a‘small quantity 
of morphia (?) in the leaves and capsules. -The seeds contain 
albumen, 9 of moisture, and6 of ash. The oil is of a light — 
nsoluble fatty acids amount to 90 per cent.,and melt at 22°C. 
— 6 C., dries slowly and incompletely, and is not soluble 
volumes of 90 per cent. alcohol, as stated by Charbo: 
Dragendorff_ has found that the seeds contain an 
* Dio 108,18, Apu, Patna de Vie He 
