DRUGS. 



N. 0. 185. THYMELACE.E. DAPHNADS. 

 Daphne Mezereum. W. Mezereon or Spurge-Olive. 



Linn. Syst. Octandria Monogynia. 



The root, Mezereon. 



Vernacular. Maziryoon, Mazrioon, Adada ? Ishkhes ? Arab. Mus- 



troo, Pers. Kameela, Yonanee. 

 Habitat. Kent, Hampshire, temperate Europe. 



Remarks. Pereira states that Tragus (1532) is the first to mention 

 Spurge Olive, and that the x a P& aia f Dioscorides is probably another 



species of the genus. The root of the bazars may therefore be obtained 

 from more than one Daphne. 



N. O. 191. ARISTOLOCHIACEyE. BIRTHWORTS. 

 Aristolochia bracteata. Retz. Bracteated Birthwort. 



Linn. Syst. Gynandria Hexandria. 



The herb. 



Vernacular. Pattrabunga, Sans. Gundatee, Keeramar, Dec. Ad- 

 datinapally, Tarn. Garida-guda-pa t Tel. 



Habitat. Banks of the Jumna and Ganges ; Deccan. 

 Aristolochia indica. W. Indian Birthwort. 



Linn. Syst. Gynandria Hexandria. 



The herb and root. 



Vernacular. Irkamoola, Ishwara, Sans. Isrievayl, Israbel, Isar- 

 melj Hari, Hind. Ishurmool t Beng. Sampsun, Dec. Peruma- 

 rundoo, Kadalewegan, Mai. Perumarundoo, Telashroobe, Tarn. 

 Eesara t Doola-gooila, Erra-Jcalabanda, Tel. Sat-sanda, Saca- 

 sander, Cey. 



Habitat. Bengal, Concan, Travancore, CoromandeU 

 Remarks. First described by Van Rheede. 



Aristolochia longa. Linn. Long-rooted Birthwort. 



Linn. Syst. Gynandria Hexandria. 



The root. 



Vernacular. Zerawund-tuweel, AristalooJcheea t Arab. Zerawund- 

 draz, Pers. 



Habitat. South Europe. 



Remarks. The apto-roXox/a /xa/<pa of Dioscorides, and the Aristolochia 

 " with round tubercles" of Pliny. Theophrastu mentions an 

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