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176. CJSSALPINIA ECHINATA, Lam. 



a. Chips. (Peach Wood, Lima Wood, Nicaragua Wood.) 



Note. Used in dyeing red and black colours. Hist, dei Drag., vol. iii., 

 p. 339. 



177. CESALPINIA SPECIES. 



a. Deposit in the heartwood of the tree. (Araroba, or 



Arariba.) 



b. Ditto powdered. (Ooa Powder.) 



Note. This drug was imported from Bahia. It has also been received 

 from Bombay, where it is known as " Goa Powder," or " Poh di Bahia," 

 or " Chrysarobine. " It contains 80 per cent, of Chrysophanic acid. See 

 P. J. [2], vol. v., p. 345; [3], vol. v., pp. 721, 801, 816. Died. Timet <t 

 Gazette, March, 1875, p. 250. 



A specimen of the leaf of the tree is in the Herbarium of the Society. 



178. CASSIA JSrmopiCA, Guib. 



a. Leaflets. (Tripoli Senna.) 



Note. Hanbury does not consider this a distinct species, but includes 

 it under C. acutifolia, Delile. Pharmacographia, p. 190. According to 

 Guibourt it is distinguished by having smaller, less acute leaflets, with 

 a gland at the base of the petiole and between each pair of leaflets. Per. 

 Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 355. For fig. of plant, see Hist, des Drog., 

 vol. iii., p. 361, fig. 663. 



179. CASSIA BRASILIANA, Lam.; C. GRANDIS, L. 



a. Pods. (Horse Cassia.) 



Note. The pulp is bitter ; it is used as a purgative in South America. 

 It may be distinguished from C. fistula by the larger pods, covered with 

 branching veins, and the very prominent sutures. 



180. CASSIA BREVIPES, D. C. 



a. Leaflets. 



Note. This was offered in the London market in January, 1875, as 

 " Fine senna." It probably came from Panama, certainly from Central 

 America. It is not purgative, and may be distinguished by the leaflets 

 having three or more principal veins. For fig., etc., see P.J. [3] , vol. v., 

 p. 624. For other substitutions, etc., see Solenostemma Argel, Tephrosia 

 Apollinea, Globularia Alypum, Colutea arborescens. 



181. CASSIA ELONGATA, Lem.; C. ANGUSTIFOLIA, Vahl. 



a. Leaflets. (Tinnevelly Senna.) 



b. Ditto. Ditto "Elect." 



c. Ditto. (East Indian Senna.) " Sorts." 



d. Ditto. Ditto. "Elect." 



e. Ditto. (Somali, or African Senna.) 



f. Ditto. (Aden, or Arabian Senna.) 

 y. Legumes. 



Note. East Indian senna is an inferior quality of Tinnevelly senna, 

 and may be recognised by containing stalks, pods, and discoloured leaf- 



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