I. VEGETABLES.—RuBiACE^. 73 



*Madder, Ttiibia tinctoi-um. Root, madder^' grappe, lyteekrappe, 

 h'zari, ruhiar radix, slightly astringent, diuretic, em men agog ue, 

 and aperitive, used in the rickets, dose in powder 3j to 3ss, or of 

 the decoction jij ter die : it dyes red. 



RuBiA MANJITH. Root, Bengal madder, munjeet ; — Danah 

 frotirans ; — Oldenlandia nmhellata. Root, chay root. These roots 

 arc all used for dyeing. 



*Cross-wokt, Cruciata, Valantia cruciafa ; — *Littlefield 

 MADDER, Sherardia arvnisi.<i. Qualities the same as those of 

 ladies* bed-straw. 



PsYCHOTRiA suLPHUREA. Extremely bitter, yields a fine 

 yellow tincture ; used as a tonic. 



PsYCHOTORiA HERBACEA. Roots cmetic. — P, emetica. Root, 

 brown ijjecacuanJia, ipecacuanlia iioir, ipec, non aiinele, emetic; 

 contains 9 per cent, of emetine. 



Callicocca IPECACUANHA, Cephaelis ipecacuanha. Root, 

 ipecacuanha<i ipec. brim, ipec. cannele gris noiratre, ipecacuanlice 

 radix, emetic 3j ; outside contains sixteen per cent, of emetine, 

 woody fibre in the centre only one quarter per cent. ; from Brazil ; 

 the brown and white ipecacuanha are frequently mixed with it. 

 Seeds of orache, narrow-leaved wild orache, leaves of wood betony, 

 or of asarabacca, roots of primrose, oxlip, and tooth-wort may be 

 used for it. The roots of Asclepias Curassavica, A. asthmatica, 

 Secamine emetica, Apocynum androsa?mi folium, Euphorbia Ger- 

 ardiana, E. ipecacuanha, Canthium coronatum, Gymnema sylves- 

 tre, Pcriploca Mauritiana, Cynanchum tomentosum, Gillenia 

 trifoliata, and Cynoglossum la?vigatum are also employed as 

 substitutes. — Ipecacuanha cannele gris rouge. A variety : contains 

 fourteen per cent, of emetine. — Iptc.gris blanc. Another variety. 

 Officinal preparation. — Vinum ipec. and pulvis ipec. comp. 



Gardenia longiklora. Berry eatable. — ■ G. gummifera. 

 Exudes a gum resin like elemi, perhaps cancame. 



Gardenia dumetouum, Canthium coronatum. Root, Malabar 

 ipecacuanha, emetic. 



Canthium parviflorum, Webera tetrandra. Root bitter, red. 



Macronemum corymbosum. Bark bitter, viscid, inside 

 wliite, often mixed with that of cinchona. 



Vaugeria edulis. Seeds like almonds, 



Pinknea pubescens. Bark febrifuge, used the same as that 

 of cinchona. 



Genipa Americana. Berry eatable. 



Nauclea gambeer, Uncaria gambeer. 

 >in it. 



Gi'ETTARDiA cocciNEA. Bark very bitter. 



Nauclea gambeer, Uncaria gambeer, Gutta gambir is made 

 from it. 



