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treatment of paralysis, spermatorrhoea, &c. Peranum Harmala} (figs. 

 506—510) is sudorific, anthelmintic, and an emmenagogue. Its 

 odour is strong and disagreeable, and its flavour resinous-bitter and 

 tenacious. In Persia it is used in fermentations for dropsy in the feet. 

 The seeds are stimulating and intoxicating ; they are used as condi- 

 ments, and also furnish a red colour. 2 There are also some tinctorial 

 Patacece. The bark of Samandura indica serves, with that of Morinda 

 umbettata, in preparing Indian muslins, and in dyeing them red. The 

 Zantltoxylom owe their power of dyeing yellow to the presence of 

 xanthopicrite ; such are: especially Z.fraxineum (figs. 433-438), caro- 

 linianum, Rhetsa, &c. The Coriarias are almost all tinctorial plants, 

 especially Coriaria myrtifolic? (figs. 521-525). . The leaves, which 

 have, it is said, been used in the adulteration of senna, and which 

 are venomous, serve to dye black, and also to tan leather in 

 Languedoc, and in Xorth Africa. The fruits are also dangerous, 

 although the fleshy perianth which accompanies them prompts man 

 to eat them, and has, perhaps, been fraudulently used in colouring 

 wine. 4 It is true that in New Zealand, C. sarme/itosa, 5 the seeds of 

 which are venomous, is valued for the fleshy part of its fruit, from 

 which a much-esteemed intoxicating drink is made. There are 

 also in those of C. nepale/i-sitf a pulpous part which is eaten safely. 

 At Quito the natives, who partake immoderately of those of C. 

 ihymifolia? show at first all the phenomena of a delirious gaiety ; 

 but they finally succumb. In Chili, C. rwcifolia* is used in dyeing 

 black. The fruits of Balanites <zgyptiaca* (figs. 460-463) have pro- 



1 L., Spec, 638. — Lahk., III., t. 401. — mucus of the stomach, and without destroying 

 Bull., Herb., t. 343. — DC, Prodr., i. 712. — the muscular contractility. 



Kosenth., op. cit., 883 (MoJAv v. H^yavov 5 Fokst., Prodr., 377 (vulg. Tupa JclM). 



ciyopov Diosc. — Vulg. Harmel, Armel). 6 Do>", in Wall. PI. As. Ear., t. 289. 



2 Moq., upon a new pi. tinct. P. Harmala (in ' H., in W. Spec, iv. 819. — James, On the 

 Pol. Lit. Journ. H.-Garonne, June, 1840, n. Ink Plant of N.-Granada (\x\ Jonm. Linn. Soc, 

 82). P. mexieanum Gbay, is used as a de- vii. 120). — Heterocladus caracasan Us. Tubc, 

 purative. in Bull. Mosc (1S47), ii. 152. 



3 L., Spec, 1467. — Lamk., HI., t. 822.— s L., Spec, 1467.— Feuill,, Per., iii. 17, t. 

 Dxjham., Arbr., i. t. 73.— DC, Prodr., i. 739, 12. 



n. 1.— Tukp., in Diet. Sc. Nat, Atl., t. 288, 9 Dei., Fl. d'Fg., 77, t. 28, fig. 1.— DC, 



289.— Lixdl., Fl. Med., 223.— Gcib., Drog. Prodr., i. 708.— GtrnXEM. & Pbeb., Fl. Sen. 



Simpl., ed. 6, iii. 368, 516, fig. 670, 733. — Tent., i. 103.— Gnu., Drog. Simp/., ed. 6, iii. 



R£v., in Fl. Medio, du xix e Steele, iii. 1S5.— '287, 441.— Msr. & Del, Diet. Mat. Med.,l 



Eosenth., Syn. PI. Diaphor., 774 (vulg., Ill, 537; vi. i>77; vii. 91.— Rosentu., Sgn. 



JRedon, Bedovx, Corroyere, Herbe aux tanneurs, PI. Diaphor. , 755. — Oliv., Fl. Trof. Aft:, i. 



Sumac des tein I uriers). 315. — H. By., in Diet. Fneycl. Sc. Med.,\m. 



4 The active principle is coryamyrtine (RrBAK, 276. — Xin acali., Spec, 1191. — X. 

 in Compt. Bend., Nov. 1863), glycoside crys- ferox Foik., Diet., viii. 805. — - d P. 

 tallizable, very bitter, producing sic nvrol- Alp., ASg., 29, t. 11. B. Eoxburghii (Pe., 

 sions, and death, without directly irritating tbe in Ann. Sc . 'r. 4, ii. 258), an . 



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