300 



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brown, thin, inclosing a tough, light brown wood, finely rayed; odor none; 

 taste astringent and bitter. It contains ceanothine, tannin, mucilage, etc. 

 Astringent and expectorant. Dose: 10 to 30 gr. (0.6 to 2 Gm.). 



337. GOUANIA. CHEWSTICK. The stems of Goua'nia domingen'sis Linn6. 

 Habitat: West Indies. Brownish-gray, wrinkled pieces of the stems, with 

 a thin bark, and a yellowish-gray, fibrous, porous wood. It contains a 

 bitter principle and is used as a tonic. 



FIG. 172. Theobroma cacao Branch and fruit. 



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Mostly climbing shrubs. Stems and branches nodose; tendrils and flower 

 clusters opposite the leaves. Fruit a two-celled berry. Plants abounding in 

 the Tropics. 



338. TJVA PASSA. RAISIN. The dried fruit of Vi'tis vinif era Linn<. Habitat: 

 Western Asia, Europe, and California; the Valencia raisins are the kind 

 generally used in pharmacy. Shriveled and pressed; brown, slightly trans- 

 lucent; internally pulpy, two-celled, with two seeds in each cell; taste sweet. 

 Chiefly used as an agreeable saccharine addition to preparations. 



