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I. VEGETABLES.— Malvace;e. 121 



vuiUflic^ Malva rotundifoUa ; — Curl-leaved mallow ^ Malva crispa ; 

 — * Vervain malloiv, Alcea^ Malva alcea. — *AIusk mallow, Malva 

 moschata. All these herbs are eminently emollient and moisten- 

 ing, proper to cool and open the belly ; flowers pectoral. 



*Marsh mallows, AlthcBa, Bismalva,Ihisci(s, AlthcEa officinalis. 

 Roots, althcecp radix, and leaves, altha>(B foliar very emollient, par- 

 ticularly useful in diseases of the bladder; flowers pectoral. 

 Officinal prejiaration. — Decoct, althaeae, Z).E. Syrup, althteas, L, 



Altii.ea hirsuta ; — Holly hock, Malva arborea, Alcea rosea ; 

 — * Tree mallow, M. arhorea, Lavatera arborea ; — L. triloba ; — 

 L, TJiuringiaca ; — Sida rhomboidea; — Indian malloiv, Sida dbutilon. 

 Leaves emollient, cleansing to ulcers ; seeds opening, diuretic. — 

 Sida cordifolia. Mixed with rice, used in dysentery. 



Musk mallow. Mnsk ochra, Bamia moschata. Hibiscus abeU 

 vioschus. Seeds, musk seeds, grains (Panibretfe, smell like musk, 

 are cordial, cephalic, stomachic, and emetic ; used in coffee ; and 

 mixed with hair powder. 



Okra, Hibiscus esculentus. Unripe pod used as a pot-herb, 

 contains a kind of gelatine ; decoction of the leaves and pods 

 demulcent, pectoral. 



GoixEA SORREL, Red sorrel. Hibiscus sabdariffa. Herb acid, 

 refreshing, diuretic. — H, rosa Sinensis. Flowers astringent. — H 

 Suratensis ; — //. cannahinus. Acidulous. 



CoTTOX, BombcLv, Gossypium Jierbaceum. Seeds pectoral, anti- 

 asthmatic ; down of the seeds used as a caustic, instead of moxa ; 

 young buds very mucilaginous, pectoral. — Gossypium Barbadense, 

 Seeds pressed for oil. — Bombax penfandrum. Yields cotton-tree 

 gum. 



Cacao, llieobroma cacao. Seeds, chocolate nut, island cacao, 

 cacao des Antilles, cacao des isles, cacao Ardillanum, flattened, 

 covered with a red paper-like envelope, kernel brown, fat, taste 

 agreeable, slightly acrid ; yields oil ; chocolate and cacao are 

 made from it. — Caracca cacao. Cacao Caraque^ Cacao Caraccense, 

 Seed larger, round, covering reddish brown, kernel pale brown, 

 friable, dry and strong tasted, is often mouldy, as having been 

 l)uned for thirty or forty days, to get rid of some of their acrid- 

 ness. 



Wild cacao, Serjeant, Pachera aquatica, Carolinea princeps. 

 Seeds esculent, similar to almonds. 



Baobaii Adansona diyitata. Emollient; fruit acidulous, used 

 pulmonary affections, and for tamarinds. 



BtTTNERiA coRDATA. Lcavcs applied to the biles of spiders. 



'M.vc\iVA:i:sDA,Pentapetes Flowers, expressed, yield 



a mucilaginous and refrigerant juice, used in gonorrnoea. 



