138 THE MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE PHILIPPINES 



potion ; the alcoholate, 2-10 grams in sweetened water or in- 

 fusion of aromatic herbs. 



Both plants are official in the Spanish Pharmacopoeia and 

 they and their preparations are common in all drug stores. 



Habitat. — Common, cultivated in the gardens and well 

 known. 



Botanical Description. — F. vulgar -e : Aromatic, stout, 

 smooth herb, 4-6° high. Leaves with many slender thread- 

 like divisions. Large umbel of yellow flowers, no involucre 

 and no involucels. C. sativum: Low aromatic herb, leaves pin- 

 nately compound, small umbels with few rays, flowers white. 



CORNACEJE. 



Dogwood Family. 



Alangium Lamarkii, Thwaites. (A. decapetalum, hexapetalum 

 and tomentosum, Lam.) 



Nom. Vulg.— (?) 



Uses. — According to Mooden Sheriff, the root bark is an 

 efficient emetic in doses of 3 grams. In smaller doses it is 

 febrifuge and produces nausea. The bark is extremely bitter ; 

 its reputation in the treatment of skin diseases is undeserved. 

 It is a good substitute for ipecac, having given good results in 

 all conditions in which the latter is indicated, with the excep- 

 tion of dysentery. 



The febrifuge dose is 0.35-0.60 gram ; alterative, 0.15-0.30 

 gram. 



It is furthermore prescribed in India for syphilis and leprosy 

 and is one of the many remedies used for the bites of rabid ani- 

 mals. The bruised leaves are applied to the joints of rheumatic 

 patients. 



Botanical Description. — A tree 20-30 meters high, 

 leaves alternate, persistent, petiolate, no stipules, oblong, den- 

 tate, acuminate, pinnately nerved. Flowers whitish, regular, 



