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SEDUM. 



574. Telephium. Refrigerant and astringent. Leaves useful in 



diarrhoea. 



575. Acre. Leaves acrid. Recommended in cancerous cases and 



epilepsy. 



ANACARDIACE^E. 



MANGIFERA. 



584. Indica. Gum-resin slightly bitter and pungent. 



ANACARDIUM. 



586. Occidentale. Gum astringent. Juice acrid. The coats of the 

 nuts abound in a caustic thick oil. Produces Cashew. 



RHUS. 



589. Toxicodendron. Yields a narcotic, acrid, milky juice, extremely 



poisonous. 



590. Glabrum. Yields a narcotic, acrid, milky juice, extremely 



poisonous. 



SCHINUS. 



595. Molle. Acrid. 



PlSTACIA. 



596. Vera. Fruit emollient. Produces Pistacia nuts. 



597. Terebinthus. Yields Cyprus turpentine. 



598. Lentiscus. Produces a sweet, fragrant, stimulant resin, called 



Mastich, used to preserve the teeth. 



CORYLACE^:. 



QUERCUS. 



599. Pedunculata. Bark astringent ; the powder employed in passive 



haemorrhage and diarrhoea. 



600. Sessiliflora. Bark astringent. From this the oak-galls are ob- 



tained. 



602. Coccifera. Feeds the Kermes insect. 



603. Falcata. Bark and leaves astringent. Employed in cases of 



gangrene. 



BETULACE^E. 

 BETULA. 



604. Alba. Bark tonic. Employed as a febrifuge. 



ALNUS. 



605. Glutinosa. Bark tonic. A decoction employed as a gargle. 



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