PHARMACAL PLANTS AND THEIR CULTURE. 67 



As a remedial agent Anhalonium has also been tried in hypochon- 

 driasis, nervous headache, neuralgias, gout, hysteria, insomnia and 

 other disorders. Various principles have been isolated, notably the 

 alkaloids anhalonine; pellotine and an oily lophophorine. (Lewin in 

 Archiv. fur Exp. Path, und Pharm.) Other alkaloids have been iso- 

 lated from other species (Pharm. Journ. Trans. 52, 1899.) (Pharm. 

 Journ. Trans. 457. 1898.) (Mescal Button Religion. Pacific 

 Pharmacist. 3 : 41-42, 1909.) 



85. Anona cherimolia Mill. Cherimoya. Custard Apple. Anonacece. 

 A native of Peru. Quite extensively grown in southern California. 



Fruit is much relished and brings a good price in the open market. 

 A. macrocarpa, another native of South America, is also cultivated in 

 southern California. Fruit large and highly relished. A. reniformis 

 and other varieties are also cultivated. 



86. Anona muricata L. Sour sop. Custard Apple. Anonacece. 

 This plant is cultivated in portions of southern California. The 



large fruit is popular in the South. An acid drink is made from the 

 juice. The seeds are said to be poisonous, and are used to poison fish ; 

 to exterminate lice and insect pests. The bark is drastic purgative. 



87. Antennaria parvifolio Nutt. Cudweed. 

 Reported to be poisonous. Requires study. 



88. Anthemis cotula L. Dog fennel. Mayweed. Composite. 



A very common introduced weed with highly irritating properties. 

 Used for colds, rheumatism, and in the preparation of an eye-wash. 

 Has irritating properties when applied to the skin. An ointment used 

 for rheumatoid affections is made by frying the flowers in lard. (Con- 

 trib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 7: (No. Ill) 392.) 



89. Anthoxanthium odoratum L. Sweet Vernal-grass. Graminece. 

 Found in California near Mendocino City, Crescent City and in 



Marin County. Very fragrant, due to the presence of cumarin. 

 Would prove of value in the manufacture of perfumes (sachet pow- 

 ders). Presence in meadows is said to impart the odor of this grass 

 to other grasses and is supposed to flavor the butter. (Calif. Geol. 

 Surv. Bot. 2:266.) 



90. Apium nodiflorum Reich. Water parsnip. TJmbelliferce. 



This and other species are usually considered poisonous. Formerly 

 used in skin diseases, scrofula, etc. Now rarely used. 



91. Aplopappus palmeri. Composites. 



The leaves and twigs are used by Coahuilla Indians to relieve swell- 

 ing and pain. (Barrows.) 



