VENEZUELAN MEDICINAL PLANTS. 307 
Granada {Panica Granatum^ L.^ it is the shrubby form (P. nana)^ 
sometimes "with wlrite or double flowers). The fruit is useil as an 
astringent, the bark of the root as an anthelmintic, even against tape- 
worm , About the history and application of this drug, see Kiichen- 
mcister^ ' Parasiten,* Leipzig, 1855, p. 132. 
GnacOy or perhaps more correct Hnaco, I can only confirm Dr. 
Seemann's (Bot. of the Herald, 150, 151) remark, that several plants 
of different Natural Orders bear this name. About Caracas several 
species of Mikania are called Guaco; whilst a piece of a creeping stem 
(8 inches long, 1 inch thick), obtained from Ciudad Bolivar under the 
same name, belongs to some AristohcJiia. The medical properties of the 
Mikanias are not yet sufficiently known, and are probably greatly exng- 
gerated. Tiie juice is antispasmodic, alexipharmic, anthelmintic, astrin- 
gent, and has also been recommended in Asiatic cholera. 
GuaniacJio [Peirescia Bleo, De Cand.), Used for making living fences. 
The fruit and the leaves are very refreshiag. 
Guandbano {Anona muricata,Jj, Soursop), Chirimoya {A. CJierimolia, 
Mill), and Rinon {A. squamosa, L.) These three species are cultivated 
in Venezuela, but there are several varieties, of which the Chirimo-Rinon 
is one. Anona montana^ Macf., grows on the lower mountains, and 
is called Guandha7io ciman'on, (See this word under " Cafiafistola 
macho.") The Gnanabnno and its congeners are very refreshing. 
The juice of the fruity with sugar-and-water, called Carato de Guana- 
bano, makes a delicious beverage, frequently given in liver complaints. 
Guapota {Plumbago scandens^ L.). The leaves are said to act as 
caustics. 
Guarataro {Eleusine indica, G.). The roots, soaked in water, are a 
remedy in urinary disorders, and a decoction of the whole plant is said 
to promote the gi'owth of hair, 
GuayUoto [Jatropha tirenSy L.). The root is taken in form of a 
powder against stones in the bladder and as a decoction in gonorrhoeas 
and leucorrhoeas. 
Gudsmo {Guazuma ulmtfoUa^ Lam.) The bark is used for its mu- 
cilaginous properties. 
Giiayavita Arrayan [Eugenia Arrayan^ Seem. Bot. of the Herald, 
135). Used medicinally on account of its astringent properties. The 
juice of the unripe fruit cures the stings of scorpions. (T. j\L Benites, 
* Principios para la Materia Medica del pais Caracas.') 
