122 MBUTM. 



witB a narcotic odour, and to tlie latter a brownish substance 

 with a bitter and pungent taste. Both gave negative results 

 when tested for alkaloids and both reduced FehKng's solution, 

 especially after heating with dilute acid, during which process 

 each developed a peculiar aromatic odour. These results point 

 to the presence of two bitter principles besides marrubiin, which 

 is in agreement with Hertel's statement, that after the separation 

 of marrubiin the fluid extract appeared to be as bitter as before. 



Wi 



Anisomeles malabarica, Br. Bot. Mag 



called Peyameratti in Tamil and Mogbira in Telugu. Rum- 

 phius, speaking of the juice of the plant, says:— "Idem quoque 



sesainini 



asthmaticis, vel tussi mala laborantibus, quem in finem syrupus 

 quoque priDparatur ex foliorum succo cum saccharo cocto." 

 {Rort. Ami. v., 8, 65.) It is a native of Malabar, where it 

 is called Karintoomba, and is noticed by Rheede. {Hort. Mai x.f 

 p, 185, t. 93.) Wight, Aiuslie, and others mention that an 

 infusion of the leaves is given to children in colic, dyspepsia, 

 and fever arising from teething; in ague an infusion of the 

 leaves is used to promote perspiration ; a decoction of the plant, 

 or the essential oil distilled from it, is used externally in 

 rheumatism. The plant appears to have medicinal properties 

 very similar to those of liorehound. 



Description.— Shrubb}^ 2 to 5 feet; branches obtuse 

 angled ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, crenately serrated at the upp«' 

 part, entire below, about 5 inches long, and 1 1 inch broad ; calyi 

 5 -clef t, thickly covered with long white rather viscid pubescence ; 

 upper lip of corolla entire, white, under one 3-cleft with the 

 lateral divisions reflexed ; anthers deep purple ; whorls dispo 

 in simple racemes. 



ed 



LEUCAS ASPERA, Spreng 

 Fig,—R/ieede, Hort. Mai, x.,i.Ql. 



Hab. —Plains of India. The herb. 



