138 THE MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE PHILIPPINES 



potion ; the alcoholate, 2-10 grams in sweetened water or in- 

 fusion of aromatic herbs. 



Both plants are official in the Spanish Pharmacopoeia and 

 they and their preparations are common in all drug stores. 



HABITAT. Common, cultivated in the gardens and well 

 known. 



BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION. F. vulgare : Aromatic, stout, 

 smooth herb, 4-6 high. Leaves with many slender thread- 

 like divisions. Large umbel of yellow flowers, no involucre 

 and no involucels. C. sativum : Low aromatic herb, leaves pin- 

 nately compound, small umbels with few rays, flowers white. 



CORNACEJE. 



Dogwood Family. 



Alangium Lamarkii, Thwaites. (A. decapetalum, hexapetalum 

 and tomentosum, Lam.) 



NOM. VULG. (?) 



USES. According to Mooden Sheriff, the root bark is an 

 efficient emetic in doses of 3 grams. In smaller doses it is 

 febrifuge and produces nausea. The bark is extremely bitter ; 

 its reputation in the treatment of skin diseases is undeserved. 

 It is a good substitute for ipecac, having given good results in 

 all conditions in which the latter is indicated, with the excep- 

 tion of dysentery. 



The febrifuge dose is 0.35-0.60 gram ; alterative, 0.15-0.30 

 gram. 



It is furthermore prescribed in India for syphilis and leprosy 

 and is one of the many remedies used for the bites of rabid ani- 

 mals. The bruised leaves are applied to the joints of rheumatic 

 patients. 



BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION. A tree 20-30 meters high, 

 leaves alternate, persistent, petiolate, no stipules, oblong, den- 

 tate, acuminate, pinnately nerved. Flowers whitish, regular, 



