140 APPENDIX. 



suboniaiiooiis tiftsnes and Ivy the intestinal canal, and tluis acts as ^ 

 tiangorous poison. It is recommentled that, before using this seed 

 as food, the shell and oinbiyd should be separated- {Chem. Cenhy^ 



1891, ii., 17G,) 



ANAOAHDIACE^. 



Mango Kernels. 



Hindu doctors consider the kcvuels^ of the unripe Mango fruit iQ 

 be very astringent, much more so than the kernels of the ripe fruits. 



" F 



Mohideen Sheriff and P. S. Mootopsawmy s^eak highly of the pow- 

 dered kernels as a remedy for diarrhoea in place of chalk powder*. 

 In times of scarcity the boiled seeds have been uaed by the natives a^ 

 a food. An analysis is here given of the kernels of unripe and ripe. 



Mango fruits: 



Fat... 



■ 



TauTiin 



*•■ *•• »•# ••• 



*•# ■•• ••« 



"Pnripe. Ripe. 



14-28 14-75 



a-97 8-45 



Suojar aud Gum ... 4'QO 6*00 



Ash 



Moisture 

 Residue 



ft «v • • • •• • 



• •• 9 • « 



» ■ * • •• 



1-98 2-32 



1122 11'28 



5B-6^^ 57-20 



100 -ftO 100*00. 



Tlie resiflue consistorl mostly q{ starch. The fat, after washing;- 

 with alcohol, melted at 34° and became solid again at 3,0°. (/>.//.) 



Anacardic Acid as Hair Dya. 



The pigmentary properties of the viscous liquid secreted undei^ 

 the pericarp of the cashew-nut (Anacarduon occidentale) has long 

 been known, and the liquid has been stated to yield a good indelibl^e. 

 stamping ink. According to Kerr Gawalowski {Zeit. osl ApoL- Te*'., 

 Sept- 10, p. 485), the ammonium salt of anacardic acid (C^^H''*'^0-''V,, 

 one of the constituents of the Kquid, can be advantageously used as a 

 means of darkening the hair. For this purpose the hair is th'nt 

 moistened with an aqueous solution of the salt aud afterwards combed 

 with a coml/that has bc:n dipped iu a solution of ferrous sulpliat^, 

 or th*^ ammonium anacardate may be applied in a pomade or oil; and 

 lead of the solution of ferrons sulphate an oleate of iron may be 

 euipUyed. It is stated that after a short exposure to the air the ha^r 



11 < 



