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the usual reactions for an alkaloid. The alcoholic extract was 
very sweet and contained a large quantity of a body readily — 
reducing Fehling’s solution; the extract also contained 
organic acid and ammonia, an alkaloid, and a soluble chlo j 
in the portion soluble in water. The resinous part of bash 
extract insoluble in water formed a gelatinous magma wit 
that menstruum, and instantly dissolved, without deepenit 
of colour, with the aid of an alkali. The aqueous extract 
sweet and had the peculiar odour of liquorice. It contam ie 
sugar and an organic acid similar to that found in the spirit 
extract; it gave a precipitate without colour with f 
chloride, mixed clear with gelatine, and precipitated with 
mineral acids as a jelly-like substance. The ash amounte 
15:2 per cent., and consisted mainly of alkaline salts. 
alkaloid contained in these leaves is not bitter. 
CORNACEA 
ALANGIUM LAMARCKII, Thwaites. 
Fig.— Wight Ic., t. 194; Ill., t. 96; Rheede Hort. Mal. v 
17, 26. 2 
Hab.—Throughout India. The roots, bark, seeds, 
leaves. | 
Vernacular.—Dhera, Akola, Ankul (Hind.), Ankul (Gu) — 
Ankoli (Mar.), Ankalige (Can.), Bagh-ankura, Dhe aknra 
(Beng.), Azhinji-maram, Alangi (Tam.), Uduga-chettu, A 
lam-chettu (Tel.). 
History, Uses, &c.—tThis tree, in Sanskrit Ankot 
_ Nikochaka, and Gupta-sneha, “ the oil of which is hidden,” 
described in the Nighantas as bitter, mucilaginous, punge? 
light and aperient ; it expels worms, wind, phlegm and po! 
The fruit is cold and sweet, and begets phlegm, it is streng! 
ening and aperient, and cures wind, bile, inflamma’ 
phthisis and skin diseases, Rheede says :—‘* Ceterum 
hee varias ob causas emblema Regis majestatis Malabare 
