GLADWIN GLEDITSCHIA GOA POWDER. 1 17 



and nervous exhaustion. The Chinese ascribe wonder- 

 ful medicinal virtues to it. 



Distinctive character Root spindle-shaped, pale 

 brownish yellow, 2-3 inches long, and about -J inch in 

 diameter, ringed above, divided into two or three equal 

 branches which are wrinkled longitudinally. Fracture 

 short, white, mealy with a thin bark containing 

 numerous reddish resin cells ; wood wedges narrow, 

 yellowish, medullary rays broad. Taste, sweetish and 

 faintly aromatic. Odour, imperceptible. 



GLADWIN. Iris fcetidissima, Linn. 



N.O. Iridcicece. 

 Syn. Stinking Gladwyn, Gladwine. 



Part used Root. 



Action Antispasmodic, cathartic, anodyne. Occa- 

 sionally used as a purgative; said to relieve cramps, 

 convulsions and pains, stomachic and rheumatic. 



QLEDITSCHIA. Gleditschia triacanthos, Linn. 



NO. Leguminoscf. 

 Syn. Gleditschia Ferox, C. Koch. 



Parts used Leaves and twigs. 



Action Narcotic, anodyne, mydriatic. An alkaloid 

 " gleditschine," also named " stenocarpine," was intro- 

 duced in the end of the 'yo's as a local anaesthetic and 

 mydriatic. Since then very little has transpired about 

 its properties and uses. 



GOA POWDER. Andira Araroba, Aguiar. 



N.O. Lcguminosa. 



Syn. Araroba, Bahia Powder, Brazil Powder, Ring- 

 worm Powder, Chrysarobine, Vouocapoua Araroba, Druce. 



Action Taenifuge, alterative, detergent. It is used 

 occasionally in the Indies for tapeworm. European 



