Dr. Hancock on Haimarada. 9 



Robert William Hay, Esq. M. A. 



Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, Bart. 



Tbomas Jones, Esq. 



Sir Alexander Johnston. 



Sir James M'Grigor, M. D. K.T.S. 



Right Honourable Robert Peel, M. P. D. C. L. 



Michael John Short, M. D. Conservator. 



William John Short, Esq. 



Sir John Edward Swinburne, Bart. 



Joseph Fitzwilliam Vandercom, Esq. 



William Yarrell, Esq. 



John Peter Yosy, Esq. Secretary. 

 The Earl Stanhope delivered an Address, which was ordered 

 to be printed for distribution amongst the Members. 



The Society's Gold and Silver Medals were announced ag 

 having been awarded to Dr. John Hancock, and to Professor 

 Octavien Targioni, of Florence, 



II. On the Haimarada of Guiana, by John Han- 

 cock, M. D., Fellow of the Meuico-Botanical 

 S.„ ,1.1 v. ( Read May 9th, 1828J Vide PI. I. 



Till Ummarada, is calhd so hy the Arovaks, and by tho 

 Duti h Cn-ol. s Bitter BUnrr. 



Ji i- ur< -atlv est--- in. d l>\ tli.' natives as an antihilious emetic 

 and f< brifnge, and is ind. . d a must efficacious remed\ in malig- 

 nant f.\. is and Ajm nt.ry, efJM ciall\ in eases depending on a 

 disorder, d state <»f tin- liv.T. 



It ma\ imt be improper to notiee, die high terms in which the 



re Indians and Cr.-..l.s <.f ElWqaebo express their eom- 



ineiidatioiJH of this plant; If questioned on the lubjeet, they 



urn, " it is our physk when we are sick with thfl fi \<r. and 



li.i\ <■ pea in our stomach and bowelfl it throws ,,||' all the lule, 



.hkI MKNI snl.dii. s lli.- lever, h 



\\ . in a\ thus., t these rude children of nature, 



