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MARANTA ARUNDINACEA, four countries. BER- 

 MUDA ARROWROOT. 



MARSDENIA CONDURANGO, widely official. CON- 

 DURANGO, an astringent bitter formerly brought into 

 prominence by claims made that it will cure gastric 

 cancer. 



MERCURIALIS ANNUA, France only. DOG'S MER- 

 CURY, purgative. 



MINNSOPS BALATA, Netherlands only. BALATA 

 GUM, similar to the common chewing gum. 



MORUS NIGRA, three countries. MULBERRY FRUIT. 



MUSA SPECIES, Netherlands only. CERA PISANG, 

 a wax. 



MYRTUS COMMUNIS, Spain only. Myrtle fruit. 



NICOTIANA TABACUM, Mexico and Spain. TO- 

 BACCO. 



NYSSA SILVATICA, Spain only. TUPELO TENTS. 



OCINUM BASILICUM, France and Mexico. Prob- 

 ably OCYMUM BASILICUM, BASIL, an aromatic condi- 

 ment. 



ONONIS SPINOSA, six countries. REST HARROW, 

 a diuretic somewhat related to licorice. 



ORCHIS SPECIES, widely official. SALEP, a nutri- 

 tious substance analogous to tragacanth. Used 

 pharmaceutically. 



ORTHOSIPHAN STAMINEUS, Netherlands only. A 

 Japanese plant used in gout and diseases of the 

 genito-urinary tract. 



ORYZA SATIVA, France only. RICE. RICE STARCH 

 in six countries. 



PALAQUIUN SPECIES, widely official. GUTTA 

 PERCHA. 



PARONYCHIA ARGENTEA, Spain only. NAILWORT, 

 a wild pink of no defined value. 



