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form, in other directions than that for which it was 

 originally commended. The distilled oil of eucalyptus 

 has now an extended reputation and use. The date of 

 the first use of eucalyptus by the natives of Australia 

 is unknown. 



EUONYMUS (Wahoo) 



Introduced, in the Secondary List, into the U. S. P. in I860, 

 retaining this position in the edition of 1870. It was official in 

 the editions of 1880, 1890 and 1900, but was dropped from the 

 1910 edition. 



Euonymus atropurpureus and Euonymus americqnus 

 are collected indiscriminately, both varieties being 

 known by the common name "Wahoo." The bark of 

 the root is the part used. In the form of a decoction, 

 this remedy was originally a favorite in domestic medi- 

 cine, and was introduced from thence to the more sys- 

 tematic medical profession, as were other American 

 drugs of like nature. It occupied a place in all the 

 early domestic works on medicine, and seems to be 

 alike credited to the American Indians, and to the 

 early settlers. In early botanic as well as Eclectic 

 medication, "wahoo" has been a favorite since the days 

 of Dr. Beach. Under the names "nine barks" and 

 "seven barks" it has a domestic record, that has been 

 transferred to various proprietary remedies using these 

 titles. From euonymus was derived a so-called Ec- 

 lectic resinoid or "concentrate," that during the craze 

 for "proximate principles" had but a moderate use. 

 Twenty-five years later, without apparent reason, came 

 from England an abrupt demand for the drug, that 

 made euonymus more conspicuous than ever before. 

 From an article contributed by the writer in 1909, let 

 us extract as follows: 



"THE ENGLISH EUONYMIN CRAZE. A quarter of a 



