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tive beverage. These preparations are however seldom 

 used as medicine, although chocolate is an agreeable 

 and convenient base for lozenges of nauseous or bitter 

 drugs, such as Calomel, Santonin, &c. The cocoa- 

 butter, expressed from the seeds, forms a hard, bland 

 article, melting at a comparatively low temperature, 

 and is much used in suppositories, lip salves, pomades, 

 &c. Another constituent of the seeds is Theobromine, 

 which resembles Caffeine in its stimulant and diuretic 

 action. 



Distinctive character Seeds oval, oblong com- 

 pressed, of an inch or more long, husk thin and papery. 

 Seed breaking up into angular fragments underpressure, 

 due to the presence of the inner seed coat between the 

 folds of the cotyledons. Taste and odour well known. 



CAJUPUT. Melaleuca Leucadendron, Linn. 



N.O. Myvtacecs. 



Syn. Cajeput, White Tea-Tree, Swamp Tea-Tree, 

 Broad-leaved Tea-Tree, White-Wood, Melaleuca, Caju- 

 puti, Roxb. 



Part used Oil. 



Action Stimulant, antispasmodic, diaphoretic. The 

 natives of the Molucca Islands, where the tree grows, 

 esteem it very highly as a remedy for all kinds of pains, 

 internal and external. It may be employed with advan- 

 tage in lotions for rheumatic affections, toothache, 

 neuralgia, sprains, and bruises. Internally, it may be 

 taken on sugar in doses of i-io drops as a valuable 

 diffusive stimulant in colics, spasms, flatulence, and 

 hiccough. 



Preparations Liniment of Croton Oil B.P., Spirit 

 B.P. : Dose, 5-20 drops. 



Distinctive character The oil has usually a greenish 

 colour and an odour recalling that of Camphor and 

 Eucalyptus. 



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