48 CABBAGE TREE CACAO. 



beneficial in Bright's disease, and is used in conjunction 

 with Unicorn Root in menstrual diseases. The decoction 

 is very efficacious in gonorrhoea, gleet, &c. Taken in 

 wineglassful doses three to four times daily. 



Distinctive character Rhizome inch or more 

 in diameter, somewhat tuberculate, with several cup- 

 shaped scars. Externally, brownish and slightly 

 wrinkled ; internally, whitish, speckled with dark grey 

 dots, very tough. Taste, bitterish, faintly aromatic, 

 somewhat resembling cedar. 



CABBAGE TREE. Andlrm inertnis, H.B.&K. 



N.O. Leguminosff. 



Syn. Geoffraya inermis, S.W.Jamaica Cabbage Tree, 

 Yellow Cabbage Tree, Worm Bark. 



Part used Bark. 



Action Febrifuge, cathartic, vermifuge. Has proved 

 an effectual anthelmintic. The infusion of i ounce in 

 a pint of water may be taken in tablespoonful doses 

 three to four times a day. Any unpleasant action may 

 be obviated by Castor Oil, Lemon Juice or Warm Water. 



Preparation Fluid extract: Dose, J-i drachm. 



Distinctive character In long flat pieces $ inch 

 thick, greyish white and fissured externally, inner 

 surface brownish and striated. Fracture laminated with 

 yellow fibres. Taste, mucilaginous, bitter. Odour, 

 slight but disagreeable. 



CACAO. Theobroma Cacao, Linn. 



N.O. Sterculiocea. 

 Syn. Cocoa, Chocolate Tree. 



Part used Seeds. 



Action Nutritive, stimulant, diuretic. In the house- 

 hold, cocoa as well as chocolate is a well-known nutri- 



