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204. ACACIA CATECHU, Tt 



a. Leaves and legumes. Dentl. <6 Trim., Med. Plant*, tab. 94. 

 &. Pale dull catechu in square cakes. (P. 112.) 

 Note. This specimen is described in Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. U., 

 p. 341. It is the Cachou terne et parallelopipcde of Guibourt. See 

 Hist, des Drug., vol. iii., p. 413. 



c. Dark shiny Pegu massive catechu. 



Xnt>: This is the black catechu of English commerce. It is enveloped 

 in leaves of Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Boxb., according to 1 1 anbury. It 

 is the Cachou de Pegu en masses, of Guibourt. Hist, des Drog., vol. iii., 

 p. 416; Per. Mat. Med., L c., p. 342, 3 ft. 



d. Brown catechu, in conical masses, from Siam. Per. 



Mat. Med., 1. c., 4. a. ; Journ. de Pharm. et de Chim., tomes xi. 

 and xii., 1847. 



e. Catechu, in flat cakes. 



Note. This is probably the kind described by Pereira. 1. c., 4/3. It 

 resembles areca catechu in size and appearance, but has no paddy husks 

 upon it. 



/. Black mucilaginous catechu. (P. 113.) Per. Mat. Med., 



1. o., 4 y. 



Note. This is the Cachou noir mucilagineux of Guibourt. Journ. de 

 Pharm. et Chim., 1. c. 



g. Dark brown siliceous catechu, in flattened circular or 



quadrangular cakes. Per. Mat. Med., 1. c., 4 S. 

 Note. This is the Cachou brun siliceux of Guibourt. Ilist. des Drog., 

 vol. iii., p. 415. 



h. Extract made from variety g, by Messrs. Herrings 

 &Co. 



i. Bad cutch. 



j. Pale cutch. Presented by Mr. D. Hanbnry, Dec., 1874. 

 Note. This is the Kumaoii catechu of the Pharmacographia, p. 214, 

 and perhaps the same as the " pale or whitish catechu in irregular lumps " 

 of Pereira (Mat. Med., 1. c., p. 343, 4 f), and the Cachou blanc enfum of 

 Guibourt (Hist, des Drag., vol. iii., p. 414). It is as pale as Gambier (see 

 Dncaria Gambier), and consists of almost pure catechiu. Pereira's speci- 

 men was imported from Bombay under the name of Katha sujfaid. 



Tc. Succus acaciaa. 



jfote. Of this specimen the history cannot be traced. It appears in 

 Dr. Pereira's catalogue (No. 134) without any comment whatever. It is 

 a round ball of catechu enclosed in a bladder, and is of the consistence 

 and appearance of solazzi juice, which it slightly resembles in flavour, 

 while it is also decidedly astringent. 



205. ACACIA FAENESIANA, L. 



a. Fruit. Presented by Prof. Guibonrt. 



Note. From the flowers is made the essence and pommade de fieurf 

 de cassie of French perfumers ; and the bark yields a gum. The pod 

 were imported into France at one time from the island of Main 

 under the name of Balibabulah. They are used there for tanning and to 

 dye black. For fig., see Hist, dei Drog., voL iii., p. 396. 



