Campanaleb.] \-l ER \< i 



buds of those who gathi r il i 



te is bot, acrid, and porma i, and it i 



mutant, especially at a masticatory in rh< 



form, this same action is found i 



l'\ n thrum, Tanacetum, and othi rs, « Inch tl. , 



In Borne instanct b the oil) Been tion ol < om| 

 moei remarkable instance of this occurs in \i • 

 gardens Mountain 1 ; it is a virulent plant, 



agent ; it is said, however, thai tliis activity 1 

 mended in the cure of putrid fev< r, y, aniaui 



iiiiu baa obtained the name of Panacea lapsonun. It I 

 thai its flowers contain an igasurat linine ; but ■ 



\ mann, who asserts that the : n • t i \ i t \ of the plant d 

 but upon an extremely acrid, resinous m 

 properties analogous t" those of Arnica occur in Doronicum i 

 -|m cii a of the genus Inula or til"-'- allied to it. Of tin 

 campane (Inula Helenium), an aromatic plant who* 

 powder called Inuline, a volatile oil, 

 regardedasa tonic, diuretic, and diaphoretic, and I. 

 affections, and other diseases. It furnishes the \ in d'Aulmfe of the l 



Bupatorium and its alii, b, in addition to die 

 tnte for them, are astringent in some 

 is the action of Bupatorium cannabinum, a common Euro] 

 pans is a powerful Budorific, and is Baid to be found a valual 

 venomous snakes. For this purpose it is used in Brazil. \ 

 leaves, which are to !"■ frequently changed, is bud on tin 

 spoonfuls iii the expressed juice are from time t" time administ 

 he is found to l" 1 free from the symptoms, particularly the dn i 

 lows the wounds of venomous reptiles. E. perforatum has a vei 

 Mikania opifera is employed in the Bame way as the Ayapana ; M. 

 Cascarilla. The famous vulnerary called Matico, and said to i 

 elongata (see p. 518), is really, according to Mr. tiartw< _. thi 

 Bom.* Mikania Guaco has been stated by Humboldt to lx • 

 to be much esteemed in Spanish America as a valuable antid 

 pents. lint the power of this Mikania is denied in the 

 wlii i suspects that the real ' luaco antidote is some kind ol \ 



To these might be added a long list of plants 

 Acanthospermum, Ageratum, Pluchea, Couoclinium, i 

 Blumea, &c, the uses of which may be found in special « 



A few of thes i plants are employed as dy< s. A beautiful • 

 oorolla of the Dahlia : Ecli] ta i recta .-tains I. lack tlie li 



Ceradia furcata, a half-succulent plant, inhabiting tin 

 Africa, yields in Bome abundance a brittle n aiuoid sui 

 wlun burnt, and has been called African Bdellium. 



A bland oil abounds in tl ol many specl 



are Guizotia oleifera (formerly Verbesina sal 

 the name i>i Ram-til; Helianthus annuu Bunfl I, wh« 



like seeds are very palatable and wholesome ; and M 

 introduced with success into the agriculture "t the dri< r . 

 expressed withbut heat, is described as transparent, j 

 salads ; its cake is xii.j to be good for cattle; it produces, in di 

 per acre as Poppy ; in comparison \\ i: 1» < 

 » »li\rs as 32 to 16 Pa iter. 



In genera] the Cvmireous genera are characfc ria 1 ' j 

 stimulating, diaphoretic, and diuretic ; others havi 



* 1 have the following memorandum on tl 

 aame applied bj the lah tbitants • . 

 language. It forms a sbxul Igh, and it 



where its properties tia\ .- been .li -.-. -\ 

 Ms oick name Matico [little .Man).. » 



shrub to lii> wound, which lia<l the li 

 pened to be the Chussalonga, which i 

 tlir true Matico «^f the inhabitants ol Quit 

 and pecimens have been gathered b) my* 

 found them to a tly with his Eupatoriui 



"1 have also a small quantify of powdered 

 cted in Bolivia, where it is known under Uii ■ 

 1 Bad in the parcel, 1 Buspect this 



