MEDICAL BOTANY. 261 



COMPTONIA. 



630. Asplenifolia. Tonic and astringent. Used in diarrhoea. 



JUGLANDACE^;. 



JUGLANS. 



631. Cinerea. Inner bark of the root a mild and efficacious laxative; 



of the stem, rubefacient. 



632. Regia. The young fruit purgative. Produces Walnuts. 



CHLORANTHACE^:. 



CHLOBANTHUS. 



633. Officinalis. All the parts powerfully aromatic. Root an active 



stimulant. 



633 a. Brachystachys. All the parts powerfully aromatic. Roots 

 active stimulants. 



PIPERACE^:. 

 PIPER. 



634. Nigrum. Pungent and stimulant. Produces Round Pepper. 



636. Longum. Pungent and stimulant. Produces Long Pepper. 



639. Amalago. Leaves and shoots discutient. Root sudorific, dia- 

 phoretic. Fruit pungent. 



642. Betel. By chewing the leaf intoxicating effects are produced. 

 Stimulant. 



SALICACE^E. 



SALIX. 



648. Russelliana. Bark febrifugal. 



649. Fragilis. Bark slightly febrifugal. 



650. Purpurea. Bark febrifugal. 



651. Alba. Bark febrifugal. 



652. Pentandra. Bark aromatic and febrifugal. 



653. Caprea. Bark febrifugal. 



POPULUS. 



654. Nigra. Leaf-buds bitter, aromatic. 



655. Dilatata. Leaf-buds bitter, aromatic. 



656. Balsamifera. Buds diuretic and antiscorbutic. 



657. Candicans. Buds diuretic and antiscorbutic. 

 659. Tremuloides. Bark esteemed as a febrifuge. 



