62 CEDRON CELANDINE. 



U.S. P.: Dose, 5-15 drops. Fluid extract U.S.P. : 

 Dose, $-3 drops. Plaster U.S.P. Ointment B.P. 



Distinctive character The fruit varies much in 

 colour, size, and pungency. The most pungent are 

 those of Sierra Leone, but the colour is yellowish red. 

 Japanese are bright red and longer, but less pungent. 

 Zanzibar Chillies often have the stalks attached. 



CEDRON. Simaba Cedron, Planch. 



N.O. Simarubacecf . 

 Syn. Cedron Seeds. 



Part used Seeds. 



Action Febrifuge, bitter, tonic, antispasmodic, seda- 

 tive. The seeds are intensely bitter and have been 

 employed in malarial complaints and in dyspepsia. 

 The dose of the powdered seeds is i-io grains, and the 

 infusion of i ounce in a pint of boiling water may be 

 given in doses of a tablespoonful three to four times a 

 day. 



Distinctive character The Cedron seeds of com- 

 merce consist of the separated cotyledons ; these are 

 flattened on one side and convex on the other, and are 

 of a greyish yellow tint about i| inch long and -f inch 

 in diameter. Fracture short and yellowish. Taste, very 

 bitter. Odour, recalling that of cocoanut. 



CELANDINE. Chelidoniuin tnajus, Linn. 



N.O. Papaveracea. 

 Syn. Garden Celandine. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Alterative, diuretic, purgative. Used in 

 jaundice, scrofulous diseases, eczema, &c. The infusion 

 of i ounce of herb to a pint of boiling water is taken in 



