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was published by Mr Bouton; and during the early part 

 o£ this year a more complete list with a formulary ap- 

 pended has been published by Dr C. Daruty, a copy of 

 which we have been permitted^ through the courtesy of 

 Mr Despeissis, to examine. As might be expected, a 

 number of the native remedies therein enumerated are 



common to India, and some might be regarded as substi- 

 tutes for well-known European remedies ; others are 

 used chiefly by the Creoles. There are, however, a few 

 among them ^"'^hich seem deserving of notice, on account 

 of possessing powerful and remarkable properties. Of 

 those may be mentioned the following : 



" SiegesiecJcia Orientalis, or " Herbe de Flacq" 

 known also as " Guerit Vite " — This plant is regarded 

 as a powerful alterative and sudorific, and is given in 

 syphilis, leprosy and used locally in skin diseases and 

 gangrene. A bitter principle was disco veered in it in 

 August, 1885, by Mr. L. Auffray, and a fine specimen 

 of this substance, in the form of beautifully white 

 crystal-line scales, is here exhibited for the first time in 

 this Country. It has been named " Darutyne^^ in honour 

 of Dr DarutY. 



" Darutyne is prepared by treating a strong de- 

 coction of the fresh leaves with subacetate of lead 

 to precipitate the colouring matter, the lead being 

 removed by dilute sulphuric acid and the filtered li- 

 quid then evaporated to an extract, triturated with one 

 quarter of its weight of lime and dried at 144 '^ F. It 

 is then seatted with alcohol, part of the alcohol distilled 



