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ning of dropsy, and in child-bearing. From this tree an aromatic gum exudes, 

 which is used as a cataplasm for pains in the head, strains of the muscles or 

 tendons, and in disorders proceeding from bad air, with even better effect 

 than the oil of Maria. The bark yields a balsamic vulnerary essence, which 

 is useful in gout, rheumatism, sciatica, pains in the limbs, and even coldness 

 of feet. 



45. Guilli Patagua, is found in Conception, Maule, Colchagua, and Quil- 

 lota ; it resembles the service-tree of Spain, and grows eight yards high, and 

 three quarters in girth : the bark serves for tanning, and is a powerful emetic. 

 The leaf, dried before the fire, is as pleasant as the herb of Paraguay ; taken 

 green, it is used in certain disorders with effect. Its fruit is insipid, and is 

 not used. 



46. Guindo, Cherry, is like that of Spain, except that the fruit is not so 

 good. Dried cherries are prepared in Chile for the Lima market ; and cherry- 

 water is much esteemed as a refrigerent. There are wild cherry trees in 

 Conception, whose bark is white ; their growth is like that of the cypress, and 

 the fruit is green, with little flesh, but pleasant to the taste. 



47- Fig, is exactly that of Spain. 



48. Hueril, is found in various parts of the country. It is a shrub whose 

 bark is thought the best refrigerent. 



49- Junco, only found at Rancagua ; it is short, delicate, and of no espe- 

 cial use. 



50. Laurel, grows in Valdivia, Conception, Maule, and Colchagua; it likes 

 damp situations, and strikes its roots deep. Its usual height is twenty yards, 

 and one and a half in girth. Planks of fourteen yards in length are obtained 

 from it, and the wood is fit for carved work, being white, pliable, and incor- 

 ruptible ; in the centre are dark veins, whose ramifications are pretty : it is 

 useless in water. It is very light when dry, but will bear little weight, and 

 is brittle. The flower, leaf, and bark, are all fragrant, and are used in colds 

 and headaches : from the inner bark sneezing powders of great efficacy are 

 made. The warm decoction of the leaves is good in glandular diseases, and 

 as a bath strengthens the nerves ; the fumigation with it is useful in paralytic 

 affections, convulsions, and spasmodic complaints : a drink composed of it is 

 useful in some severe disorders. 



51. Lilen, is found in the districts of Cuzcuz and Coquimbo, six yards 

 high and one thick ; it is used in building, and is excellent for wood-work in 

 mines. 



