214 PERUVIAN BALSAM PERUVIAN BARK. 



stalked, ovate, entire at the margins, 1^-3 inches long 

 and 1-2 inches broad, the lower leaves largest. Taste, 

 bitterish, slightly acrid. Odour, none. 



PERUVIAN BALSAM. 



Myroxylon Pereiree, Klotsch. 



N.O. Leguminosa. 



Syn. Balsam of Peru, Toluifera Pertira, Baill. 

 Part used Balsam. 



Action Stimulating, expectorant. Useful in all 

 chronic mucous affections, catarrh, gonorrhoea, leu- 

 corrhoea, diarrhoea, dysentery. Externally used in 

 ulcers, wounds, ringworm, eczema, and other cutaneous 

 affections. Dose, 10-30 drops. 



Distinctive character A black oily fluid of sp. gr. 

 I f i5-i'i6, and a sweet balsamic odour. The balsam is 

 liable to adulteration, but tests to ascertain its purity 

 are given in the British Pharmacopoeia. 



PERUVIAN BARK. Cinchona succlrubra, Pav. 



N.O. Rubiacea. 



Syn. Cinchona Bark, Red Bark. 

 Part used Bark. 



Action Antiperiodic, febrifuge, tonic, astringent. 

 Useful in all febrile and typhoid conditions, and in 

 remittent and intermittent fevers. As a general tonic 

 it is much esteemed, and finds extensive use in the 

 treatment of neuralgia, dyspepsia, and debility. With 



