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ibes the plant as‘having fleshy yellowish leaves of the shape 
f those of the almond, which lie flat upon the ground. The 
er stem he says is hollow; it rises from the midst of the 
s to a height of two spans, and bears from 5 to 7 scattered 
, thinner and longer than the. lower. leaves: The flower 
18 ie‘ yellow and hollow. -The plant grows in Andalusia and the 
mountainous parts of Syria, especially about Mount Yabriurat, 
ere ib goes by the name of Akrabi, . ‘l'here are iwacvuciaiias 
the drug, Persian and Turkish; the latter is most esteemed. 
th.regard to its medicinal properties, he says that it is a 
vent of phlegm, adust bile, and flatulencies, cardiacal and 
c, useful in nervous depression, melancholy, and impaired. 
igestion, also in pain of the womb, and flatulent dyspepsia. 
- Besides this it is prescribed for persons who have been bitten 
by scorpions and other venomous reptiles, and is hung’ up in 
es to keep away the plague; pregnant women wear it 
und the waist suspended by a silken thread which must be 
by the wearer; it is supposed to act as acharm, protect- 
the foetus and. procuring a painless delivery. Hung up | 
over the bed it prevents night terrors and ensures pleasant 
e ms. ‘There. would appear.to be a demand for it in India, as 
by all. Mahometan eves ‘ 
as pace rae “4 : ph ete 
flat, fointed, of a white solace, 3 to - inches henge: 4 to ? 
inch broad, and about 2-10thofan inch thick. Upper surface 
aly, under surface marked by scars of numerous rootlets, a 
y of which sometimes remain attached ; substance brittle and 
ry, yellowish white, central portion somewhat spongy, _ 
less. Taste at first insipid, but after a few minutes a 
tion of warmth and prickiug is felt upon the tongue. 
pic structure.—Sections show that the bulk of hese 
