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386. SOLBNOSTEMMA ABOEL, Hayne. 



a. Leaves. 



b. Flowers. 



c. Fruits. 



Note. Argel leaves may generally be found more or less abundantly iu 

 Alexandrian senna. They are known by their rougher surface, by the 

 veins being indistinct, and by being equal at the base. The fruits are 

 small and pear-shaped, and not at all like a legume. Pharmacographia, 

 p. 194. For fig. of leaves and fruit, see Bentley and Redwood, Mat. Med., 

 p. 858, fig. 95 a, 6. Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plantt, tab. 175. 



387. HEMIDESMUS INDICUS, B. Br. {Indian Sarsaparilla, Nannarl 



Root, Ananto-mul.) 



a. Boot. 



6. Root and herb. 



Note. Specimen 6 was collected in Ceylon by Dr. Bennett, and was pre- 

 sented by Mr. A. P. Balkwill, Plymouth. It is known from other roots 

 by its odour, resembling that of melilot, and by its transversely cracked, 

 easily separable bark. Pharmacographia, p. 379 ; Ind. Pharm., pp. 140, 

 457. For micr. structure, see P. J. [3] , vol. iii., p. 62. For fig. of plant, 

 see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 174. 



388. TrLOPHOUA ASTHMATICA, Wight et Arnott. (Indian Ipecacuanha.) 



a. Leaves. (Unto-mool.) 



Note. The leaves possess emetic, expectorant, and diaphoretic pro- 

 perties, and form one of the best indigenous substitutes in India for 

 ipecacuanha. Ind. Pharm., pp. 142, 458 ; Pharmacographia, p. 382. For 

 fig. of leaf, see P. J. [3] , vol. i., p. 105. Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, 

 tab. 177. 



CORDIACE^E. 



389. COKDIA BOISSIERI, A. de 0. 



a. Portion of trunk. (Anacahuite Wood.) 



Note. The tree is a native of Tampico, where it is used by the Indians 

 as a cure for consumption and pulmonary complaints. Pharm. Journ. [2], 

 vol. ii., p. 407; [2], vol. iii., p. 164 ; and for fig. of plant, [2], vol. iv., 

 p. 273. The specimen of wood was presented by Mr. D. Hanbury. 



CONVOLVULACE^E. 



390. BATATAS EDULIS, Clwisy. 



a. Hoot; two specimens preserved wet. (Sweet Potato.) 



Note. The tubercular root is used as a substitute for potatoes in warm 

 countries. See Trea*. Bot., p. 128. 



391. CONVOLVULUS SCAMMONIA, L. 



a. Root and resin. See Bentl. dk Trim., Med. Plants, No. 187. 



b. Root showing exudation of resin, and chalk in interstices 



of root. 



c. Virgin Scammony, contained in one of the shells used in 



collecting it. For fig. see P. J. [1], vol. xiii., p. 268. 



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