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The bulb of FE. Dens-canis, L., is used as an anthelmintic, 
E. americanum, Ker-Gawl., is considered an emetic and expectorant. 
All these applications undoubtedly depend on the saponin content, 
According to Engler and Prantl the boiled bulbs of E. americanum, 
L., are eaten in North America. 
Eurotia (Chenopodiaceae). 
In the leaves of E. ceratoides, Mey., I found saponin. In this 
order saponin appears to occur very generally, 
The leaves of E. afine, Balf., contain saponin. I cannot find 
Forsythia (Oleaceae). 
At Kew, I found a little saponin in the leaves of the hybrid 
F, intermedia, Zabel. ; at Haarlem, also a little in the seeds of F. 
suspensa, Vahl. 
In 1887, Eykman pointed out that there occurs in the leaf of 
F’. suspensa, Vahl, a similar glucoside to that present in Phillyrea, 
This Chinese plant is ia. recorded as a diuretic. Porter Smith 
says it is considered * slightly poisonous.” 
Galega (Leguminosae-Papilionaceae). 
The leaves of G. offcinalis, L., var. alba, give a strongly 
frothing extract and contain saponin. TI found the same substance 
i smaller quantities in the seeds of G. o icinalis, Li, and of 
G. orientalis, Lam. ; the former gives an extract frothing at 1-1000 
Galega was formerly used in pharmacy, i.a. as a diuretic. The 
genus is closely related to various plants used as fish poisons or 
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Saponin appears to occur generally in this order. 
Gleichenia ( Filices-Gleicheniaceae). 
The foliage of G. flabellat R. Br. i : ‘ 
saponin content, — ft ee t., 18 characterised by a high 
only find recorded that the rhizome of GQ. Hermanni, R. Br., is 
— — asthma in Japan, and that of G. dichotoma, Hook., in 
Halimodendron (Leguminosae-Papili 
pilionaceae), 
. Pt li a of H. argenteum, Fisch., a high saponin content 
pp cpenram (Araliaceae), 
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ugge found saponin in J. ellipticum, Seem. (=H. venulosum, 
