258 MEDICAL BOTANY. 



CASSIA. 



536. Acutifolia. An excellent purgative. Produces Alexandrian 

 Senna. 



539. Obovata. An excellent purgative. Produces Black-leaved Senna. 



540. Tora. Leaves purgative. 



544. Marilandica. Leaves purgative. 



CATH ARTOCA RPUS. 



545. Fistula. Extract of the pulp laxative. Seeds purgative. Roots 



an excellent febrifuge. 



POINCIANA. 



548. Pulcherrima. Root acrid and poisonous. Leaves a powerful 



emmenagogue ; also purgative. 



H^EMATOXYLON. 



549. Campeachianum. A powerful astringent. Decoction used in 



diarrhoea and dysentery. Produces Logwood. 



BAUHINIA. 



55 1 . Toraentosa. Astringent. 



TAMARINDUS. 



552. Indica. The pulp of the fruit is cooling and laxative. Leaves 



sub-acid ; employed as an anthelmintic. Produces Tamarinds. 



HYMEN JEA. 



553. Courbaril. Fruit purgative. Bark anthelmintic. 



TRIBE III. MIMOSEjE. 



ACACIA. 



557. Catechu. Astringent. 



558. Vera. The bark yields Gum arable. 

 566 a. Mollissima. Astringent. 



566 b. Melanoxylon. Astringent. 



VACHELLIA. 

 567. Famesiana. Bark yields a gum like Gum arable. 



SAXIFRAGACE.E. 



HEUCHERA. 



572. Americana. Root a powerful astringent. 



CRASSULACE^E. 



SEMPERVIVUM. 



573. Tectorum. Leaves astringent ; refrigerant. 



