184 M ATI CO MAYWEED. 



the technical arts it is used for the manufacture of 

 varnishes, cements, &c. 



Distinctive character The resin occurs in small, 

 rounded, or lenticular, transparent tears which, when 

 masticated, forms a dough-like mass, unlike gum san- 

 darac, which is in cylindrical tears and goes to powder 

 when chewed. Taste, cedar-like. Odour, slight. 



MATICO. Piper angustifolium, R. and P. 



N.O. Piperacece, 

 Syn. Artanthe elongata, Miq. 



Part used Leaves. 



Action Astringent, stimulant, diuretic. Has been 

 recommended and used in leucorrhcea, gonorrhoea, piles, 

 and chronic mucous discharges. Also in bleeding from 

 the lungs, dysentery, and other haemorrhages. Its 

 action is very similar to that of cubebs. The infusion of 

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

 doses. 



Preparation Fluid extract: Dose, -1 drachm. 



Distinctive character Leaves usually more or less 

 broken, but easily recognised by their surface being 

 reticulated on both sides, convexly on the upper surface, 

 due to the deeply sunk veinlets, and the under surface 

 being similarly tessellated with corresponding minute 

 depressions clothed with shaggy hairs. The stems are 

 slender and, as well as the hairs, have knotted joints. 

 Taste, aromatic and bitterish. Odour, herbaceous. 



MAYWEED. Anthemls Cotula, Linn. 



N.O. Composite. 



Syn. Maruta Cotula, D.C., Marutafcetida, Cass., Wild 

 Chamomile, Dog Chamomile, Dog Fennel, Cotula. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Tonic, antispasmodic, emmenagogue, emetic. 

 Has been used with success in sick headache, in con- 



