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CASE No. 24. Velvet Leap or Spurious Pareira Br ava 

 S. {Cissampelos Pareira, L.). A slender woody climber, 

 cosmopolitan in warm regions. The root is a bitter tonic 

 and diuretic but is not in use in European medicine. 



Barberry Order {Berlje7ndeae). Shrubs and per- 

 ennial herbs of temperate climates. Many have acid or 

 astringent berries and bright yellow wood, which yields 

 a dye. 



No. 25. Indian Barberry {Berheris Lycium, Royle). 

 A shrub, native of the Western Himalayas. The root bark 

 is bitter and tonic, as are also those of B. asiaiica, Roxb., 

 and B. aristata, DC. Under the name of RUSOT, a 

 watery extract prepared from the stem and root bark of 

 various species is used in ophthalmia and as a tonic and 

 febrifuge in India. In the bazaars the stem, extract and 

 fruit are always obtainable. 



No. 26. May Apple or Podophyllum Roots (Podo- 

 jjhyllum peltatum, L.). A perennial, common in moist 

 woods in the United States and Canada. The rhizome 

 and roots are collected about August, when the principle 

 is most active, and thoroughly dried. They are slightly 

 bitter and acrid, and furnish the medicine known as 

 Podophyllin. 



Water Lily Order {Nymphaeacene). Herbs with 

 floating leaves, found in various parts of the globe. 



No. 27. Flower and leaf of Victoria Water Lily 

 {Victoria legia, Ldl.). A native of Guiana and Brazil, 

 where the leaves sometimes measure 12 feet across, and 

 the expanded flowers about one foot in diameter. The 

 maximum size attained by leaves in this country is about 

 7 feet. The seeds are eaten by the Indians. 



No. 28. Egyptian Lotus {NelumUum spcciosum, 

 Willd.). Regarded by the early Egyptians, and by 

 Buddhists and Hindus of the present day as an emblem 

 of peculiar sanctity. Observe the seeds, or more properly 

 fruits, imbedded in the dry top-shaped receptacle. They 

 are imported into India from Persia in large quantities as 

 an article of diet. The roots and scapes are used as food 

 in India and China in times of scarcity. 



