122 I. VEGETABLES.— Annonaceje. 



178. MENISPERMEJ]:. 



Cabatha, Menispermum edule. Berry esculent, but acrid, 

 producing an intoxicating liquor by fermentation. 



CoccuLus Indicus, Menispermum cocculus. Capsules acrid, 

 used to intoxicate fish, and to destroy vermin ; also by brewers, 

 to give a false strength to beer. 



Kalumb, Menispermum hirsutum, M, columba. Root, Colombo 

 root^ calumhoe radix, bitter, aromatic, stomachic, anti-emetic, 

 astringent ; dose 5ss frequently in a day : in transverse slices, one 

 or two inches diameter, and not half an inch thick, covered with 

 a bark : imported from Mozambique in bags or cases. Officinal 

 preparations. — Tinct. et infus. calumbae, Z). L. E. 



Red columbo, Menispermum palmatum. Root stomachic, 

 bitter. — M, cordifolium. Tonic and febrifuge. — M. lacunosum. 

 Fruit used to intoxicate fish and birds. 



White pariera brava. Velvet leaf, Cissampelos pariera. 

 Trunk or root, in powder, 3j to 3ij ; or in infusion, 3iij to lb. j 

 water, for three doses ; diuretic, very useful in obstructions, 

 dropsy, or gravelly complaints. 



LiANE A GLACER l'eau, Timac? Cissampelos caapeha, A 

 very powerful diuretic, in use among the negroes in Martinique 

 against bites of serpents. 



Brown pariera brava, Menispermum ahuta, Ahuta rufescens. 

 The same qualities as the white pariera brava. — Bitter pariera, 

 Ahuta amara. Root bitter. — Liiane amere, A, candicans. Root 

 bitter. 



Lardizabala biternata. Berry esculent. 



Funis felleus. Menispermum crispum, M. tuberculatum. 

 Bark esteemed equal to that of the Loxa or Peruvian bark tree. 

 Epibaterium tomentosum. Bark extremely bitter. 



179. ANNONACE.E. 



Uvaria tripetaloidea. Yields a gum by incision. 



UvARiA AROMATiCA, Uuona JEtJiiopica. Capsules, Monkey 

 pepper, Grains de zelim, Ethiopian pepper. Piper jEthiopicum, 

 very aromatic, heating, used to flavour liqueurs. 



Unona febrifuga. Bark chininincha bark, febrifuge, supe- 

 rior to Peruvian bark. — Unona discreta. Fruit aromatic. 



Canagna virgata, and some other species. Fruits aromatic, 

 very heating. 



AsiMiNA TRILOBA. Fruit fleshy, juice very acid. 



