MASTICHE 205 



(16) Extracts from a History of Old or Lower California. A 

 posthumous work, written originally in Spanish by Padre Franc. 

 Javier Clavijero, of the Society of Jesus. Translated into Italian, 

 Venice, 1789, and back again into Spanish by Nicolas Garcia de 

 San Vicente (Juan R. Navarro, editor), 1852. Was translated 

 into English by A. G. Randall, Secretary and Translator of the 

 Lower California Company's Exploring Expedition, San Fran- 

 cisco, May, 1867. Original not accessible. An abstract to be 

 found in 12 (6), p. 164. It states that there is a reed growing in 

 Lower California near running streams that yields manna. 



MARRUBIUM (Horehound) 



In all the early editions, Marrubium occupied a place in the 

 Secondary List, not being promoted to the Primary List until 

 1860. It was official until 1900, but was dropped in 1910. 



Horehound, Marrubium vulgare, is indigenous to 

 Europe, but has been naturalized in America, where it 

 is now very common. Its use as a bitter decoction led 

 to its early introduction into domestic medicine, as well 

 as to its popular use as a bitter flavor in candy. Prob- 

 ably the well-known "horehound candy" may be cited 

 as a domestic medicine that has become popular as a 

 confection. The date of the use of horehound as a 

 sweetened tea must have been very early in the records 

 of European home medication. 



MASTICHE (Mastic) 



First mentioned in U. S. P. of 1860. Remained official until 

 (including) 1900. Dropped in 1910. 



Mastic, Pistacia Lentiscus, is an evergreen shrub, 

 native to the Mediterranean shores, from Syria to 

 Spain, being found also on the adjacent islands as far 

 as the Canaries. The collection of mastic, however, is 

 localized to the northern part of the island of Scio, 

 where from all time the tree has been known, exuding 

 most abundantly the resinous tar that, when dried, is 

 known as mastic. The origin of its use is lost in an- 



