2k CHONDODENDRON TOMENTOSUM (continued). 



t. Inert false Pareira Brava. 



Note. This specimen also consists of the stem of an unknown plant. 

 It is distinguished from specimen /< by the pith being in the centre, by the 

 woody zone being complete, by the absence of bitterness. The exterior 

 of the stem is not dark, is not marked with transverse ridges, and is not 

 cracked. See Pharmacographia, p. 27. 



j. Yellow Pareira Brava. 



Note. This specimen has numerous concentric zones of wood, but is at 

 once distinguished by its yellow colour. See Pharmacographia, p. 30. 



25. COSCINIUM FENESTRATUM, Colebr. 



a. Root, imported as Calumba Wood. 



b. Transverse slices of do. 



Note. It possesses similar properties to Calumba, and like it contains 

 berberia. It is sold in the bazaars of S. India under the name of Mara- 

 Mtinjil. In Ceylon it is called Woniwal and Bangtcell-zetta. P. J. [1] , 

 vol. x., p. 321; [1] , vol. xii., pp. 185, 188. Ind. Pharm., p. 10. 



26. JATEORRHIZA CALDMBA, Miers, and J. MIERSII, OUv. 



Note. Hanbury considers these two species to be identical, and unites 

 them under the name of J. palmata, Miers. Vide Pharmacographia, 

 p. 22. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 13. 

 a. Sections of root. Presented by Mr. Ward. 

 I. Ditto. Sliced and dried in England. Presented by 

 Mr. D. Hanbury. . 



c. Larger sections. 



d. A commercial specimen. 



Note. Specimen a was obtained from a plant cultivated in the Mau- 

 ritius in 1837. J. Miersii, Oliver, is the J. palmata, Miers, of the United 

 States Pharmacopoeia. Vide Bryonia, Frasera, Coscinium; for micr. 

 section, Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. 10. For fig of root, see Goebel und Kume, 

 pt. ii., taf. v., fig. 6, 6, c. 



27. MENISPERMUM CANADENSE, Torrey fy Gray. (Yellow Parilla, Moon 



Seed, Vine Maple.) 



a. Root. 



Note. This root was at one time offered for sale in Philadelphia as 

 Texan Sarsaparilla. It is a bitter tonic, and contains berberine. Ame- 

 rican Dispensatory, p. 522. For micr. section of the root, see Amer. Journ. 

 Pharm., 1855, p. 7. 



28. TlNOSPORA CORDIFOLIA, Miers. 



a. Root and stem. (Gulancha.) 



Note. Official in the Indian Pharmacopoeia. Used as a tonic and 

 restorative. See Ind. Pharm., p. 9. Pharmacographia, p. 32. See 

 Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 12. 



BERBERTDACE^E. 



2!). BERBEBIS LYCIUM, Eoyle ; B. ARISTATA, D- C. ; B. ASIATICA, 

 Roxb. (Indian Barberry.) 

 a. Bark. 



