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they remove the crusts that shield the acari. The treatment is 

 successful in direct proportion to the energy of rubbing. 



The seeds of " gogo " are very large, lenticular, flattened, 

 3-4 centimeters in diameter. Their chemical composition has 

 been studied by Petti t. Alcohol dissolves the active principle, 

 perhaps a glucoside, the study of which the author has not 

 completed. Five centigrams of this substance administered to 

 a guinea-pig causes paralysis of the hind quarters without any 

 apparent inflammation. He also found saponin in the seeds, 

 but it exists in much greater quantity in the trunk. In the 

 Sunda Islands they eat the seeds roasted and also extract from 

 them an illuminating oil. 



The maceration of gogo is emetic and purgative ; it is used 

 in the treatment of asthma; it is exceedingly irritating, the 

 slightest quantity that enters the eye causing severe smarting 

 and a slight conjunctivitis for one or two days. 



BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION. A high climbing shrub with 

 stem as much as 78' in diameter. Leaves opposite, twice 

 abruptly pinnate, a stylet replacing the terminal leaflet ; 5 pairs 

 of elliptical leaflets, entire, glabrous and notched at the apex. 

 Common petiole with 2 stipules at the base. Flowers in deli- 

 cate spikes. Calyx obliquely truncate, 5-toothed. Corolla, 5 

 oval petals much larger than the calyx. Stamens 10-13. Fila- 

 ments longer than the corolla. Anther with 1-2 white, globose 

 glandules. Pod woody, 4-6 long by " 4 fingers " broad, with 

 large notches on the borders, many compartments containing 

 many large, compressed, circular seeds with dark-colored testa, 

 3-4 centimeters in diameter. 



HABITAT. Mountains of Luzon and Panay. Blooms in May. 



Parkia Roxburgh!!, G. Don. (P. brunonia, Grah.; P. biglo- 

 bosa, Benth.; Mimosa peregrina, Blanco.) 



NOM. VULG. Kopag, Tag. 



USES. The fruit is edible. Its pulp is golden yellow with 

 a sweetish taste and an odor like that of violets. 



