DRUGS. 



Habitat. East Indies. Cultivated near Muscat (?) and throughout 

 the East ; the cultivated varieties all appearing to have originated 

 in India proper. 



Remarks. See "Gums and Resins," "Fruits and Vegetahles," and 

 "Woods." 



Flstacia jdentiscus. Linn. Mastic Tree. 



Linn. Syst. Dioecia Pentandria. 



The resin, Mastic. 



Vernacular. Roomie mastike, Koondur-roomee, Hind. Uluk bayh- 

 danee, Musteka, Arab. Kinneh, Kinnoli t Pers. 



Habitat. The Mediterranean countries, 



Remarks. The a-^ivos of the Greeks. The resin gives its name to the 

 process of mastication. P. Khinjuk and P. cabulica yield Mastic 

 in Sindh. See " Gums and Resins." 



Pistacia vera. Linn. Pistachio. 



Linn. Syst. Dioecia Pentandria. 



The gall. 



Vernacular. Gool-i-pista, Pers. and By. 



Habitat. Persia. 



Remarks. The " almonds " of Gen. xliii. v. 1 1 . have been thought 

 to be Pistachio Nuts. See also " Tans," and " Fruits and Vegetables." 



Xihus COriaria. W. Elm-leaved Sumach. 



Linn. Sygt. Pentandria Trigynia. 



The fruit. 



Vernacular. Mutchlee, Hind. Shumaky Hoot, Tumtum, Arab. 

 Mahee, Persia. 



Habitat. Asia Minor and Persia. 



Remarks. The povs epvQpr) of Hippocrates according to Sprengel. Men- 

 tioned by Pliny. See also "Tans." 



Rhus Kakrasinghee. Royle. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Trigynia. 



The gall. 



Vernacular. Kakrasingee, Hind., By. 

 Habitat. Sub-alpine Himalayas. 

 Remarks. Sec also " Tans." 

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