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dose is two ounces in the morning and evening for a fortnight. Tlie 
ripe fruit is edible. 
Huevodesapo {Phy sails puhescens,\jr, Griseb. 435; DeCand.Prod.13. 
i. p. 4+6). A decoction of the leaves and flower-buds is said to be very 
efficacious in Asiatic cholera. 
Indio desnudo. (See "Carana.") 
Inciemo. This is generally the product of Bostcellia serrata, Eoxb., 
but sometimes Trixis neriifoUa^ Humb. Eel. Hist. i. p. 605, a shrub 
grovvins: on the Silla de Caracas. An excellent fflue for mending glass 
and China is prepared by taking olibanumj white wax, and white lead 
ia equal parts. The broken pieces should be warmed before glueing 
them. 
Incienso macho^ a name sometiilies given to " Tacamahaca," a resin 
derived from Calophylliim Calaba, Jacq. 
Javillo {Hura crepitans, L.). The seeds are purgative, but, on ac- 
count of their rather poisonous qualities, seldom used, 
Jazmin amariUo {Allamanda catJiartica^ L.). Cultivated in gartlens. 
Jazmin Colorado {Mh^abilis Jalapa^ L. ; De Cand. Prod. 13, ii. p. 427) 
The powdered root is sometimes used for pm'ging. The flowers are 
extremely variable in colour. In the immediate neighbourhood of 
Caracas, and in the city itself, it is generally of a fine red ; near Anti- 
mano, three miles to the west, white and yellow predominates; again, 
at Cliacao, two miles east, white with red spots and lines was noticed 
in several instances. Stamens and pistil are always of the same colour 
as the calyx. These ditferences are constant. 
Jazmin real (Jasminum grandijlorum^ L. ; De Cand. Prod. viii. 313). 
The juice of the leaves is said to cure ulcers in the mouth. Jasmin 
amarillo {Allam'oda cathartica, L.)^ is cultivated in gardens. 
Jobo {Spondias lutea, L.). See '' Ciruelo." 
Juan de la Calle {Trixis fridescens, P. Br.). A decoction of the 
leaves is used in fomentations for old catarrhs. The plant is common, 
although it does no longer grow in the streets, as its vernacular name, 
" John-of-the-street," might lead one to suppose. 
LecJierote; Orosuz (Gonolobus aristolocMoideSy H. B. K.). The stem 
of this vine is used like liquorice in cough. The milk is of sweet taste. 
LecJioza {Carica Papaya, L.). The fruit is eaten either raw or 
boiled with sugar, and in both cases an excellent remedy for keeping 
the bowels open. The seeds have an aromatic, pepper-like taste, and 
