= is nauseous and peculiar, 
: inner layer of stone cells placed parallel to the surface of 
: seed; the space between them being occupied by two or tf 
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the acute form of this disease, or where there is much dis-— 
charge, the good effects following the use of Chaulmugra’ 
or gynocardic acid, locally applied, are not so marked. For 
internal administration it is well to begin with about fom 
minims of the oil, or half a grain of the acid, taken after food, 
twice or thrice daily, and gradually increased to from hal 
'drachm to one drachm of the oil, or one to three grains 0 
acid. An aperient should be given at the same timeif neces 
The oil may be given in emulsion; it is convenient to have 
gynocardic acid made into pills containing half.a grain of 
acid, with three grains of extract of gentian, extract of ho] 
or conserve of roses. T'o commence, one such pill may be gi 
thrice daily. The amount may be gradually increased to 
or four pills for each dose. The writer adds that the cons 
_ tional effects of the drug may be produced by, inanction, 
he suggests that a soap in which gynocardic acid was incorp 
remedial influences of the gynocardic acid, and prove use 
: the treatment of many forms of skin disease. 
Description.—The fruit is globular, from 3 to 5 
in diameter, with a thick hard rough rind, and contains 
number of irregularly ovoid seeds in a-scanty pulp. Thes 
are from 1 to 14 inch long, more or less angular or flatten 
by mutual pressure; they average about 385 grains in weig 
The testa is thin, brittle, smooth and of a dull grey colour} 
albumen is copious, white when fresh, but brown in the dr 
< seeds and oily, and encloses a pair of large, plain, leafy he 
eS: shaped. cotyledons with a stout radicle ; the odour of the 
 iporoscopie structure.—The testa consists of an outer and 
_ rows of similar cells, the long axes of which are arraD 
nearly at right angles to those of the exterior cells. (Moel 
The albumen exhibits large angular cells —_— fat 
masses of albuminous. matter, and tufted erystals Starch 
at same 
