I. VEGETABLES.— Leguminos^. 99 



Scorpion wort, Scorpioides, Ornithopus scoipioides. Herb 

 stimulant, applied externally to bites of venomous animals. 



*HoRSESHOE VETCH, Femtm eqidnum coinosutn, Hippocrepis 

 comosa : — Scarpion semia^ Coronilla emerus. Leaves purgative ; 

 used instead of senna by the country people. 



Securidaca, Coronilla sccuridaca. Seed extremely bitter, pur- 

 gative. — C. varia. Juice emetic. 



* Sainfoin, Cocksheiul, Onohrychis, Hedi/sarum onohrychis. 

 Herb ripening, discussive, useful in strangury. 



Alhagi, Hedysaruin alhagi. Yields Persian manna. 



Sesban, j^chinomene seshan. Seeds stomachic, emmenagogue. 



Bastard sensitive-plant, jEschinomene grandiflora. Seeds 

 eatable ; yield gum agaty ; used in dyeing. 



Cabbage tree, IVorm-hark tree, Geoffrcea inermis ; — G. Su- 

 rinamensis. Barks bitter, astringent, febrifuge, and vermifuge, 

 in doses of 3j to 5j ; but the dose should be less at first, and gra- 

 dually increased, ^est it should occasion vomiting, delirium, and 

 fever : gr. xv, with as much jalap, a good purgative ; or Sjss, 

 lx)iled in water, dose coch. maj. ij — iv, omni mane, for three or 

 four days, and afterwards a dose of oil. 



Pterocarpus santalinus. Wood, red sunders, hresille, rood 

 rnlintour hout, santalum rubrwn, pterocarpi lignum, resinous, odo- 

 riferous, austere, astringent, tonic : used as a red colouring ingre- 

 dient in spirituous tinctures, yields a rosin analogous to dragon's 

 blood. — Pterocarpus draco ; — P. Indicus. Yield dragon's blood. 

 — P, dahlbergioides. Wood, Andaman red icood, rood hout, used 

 in dyeing. — P, erinaceus. Yields common gum kino. 



Copaifera officinalis. Yields balsam of copaiba. 



Original Jesuit's bark tree, Kinahina, Myrospermum pedi- 

 cfllntum, Myroxylon pedicellatum. The first kind of Peruvian 

 hark brought to Europe ; speckled on the outside, resinous when 

 held to the sun, odoriierous, not so bitter or astringent as the pre- 

 sent sorts from the Loxa tree ; yields a rosin. 



Myrospermum peruiferum, Myroxylon per uiferum, Toluifera 

 iHilmmum, Yields, by incision, balsam of Peru and balsam of 

 Tolu. 



Diptkrix odor at a, Coumarouna odorata, Baryosma tonga. 

 Kernel, Tonrn bean, odoriferous, used to scent snuff'; contains 

 coumarine, which exudes between the lobes. 



Derbis pinnata. Root used for arcca nut. 



Stizolobium urens. Legume irritating ; hairs of the pods 

 of all the species are used as anthelmintics ; powdered seeds are 

 applied externally as an antidote against the stings of insects and 

 reptiles. 



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