CASE No. 2. Pila-Jari, Yellow Root {Thalictrum folio- 

 ] . losum, DC). Common throughout temperate Himalaya. 

 Roots fibrous, about the thickness ol a crow quill, 

 externally dark brown, internally yellow. Tonic and 

 aperient ; used in India in mild intermittent fevers. 

 Exported from Kumaon, under the name of Mam IRA. 



No. 3. Black Hellebore Roots or Christmas 

 Rose {Hellehorns niger^ L.). A perennial herb of Central 

 and Southern Europe. As seen in commerce it consists 

 of the rhizome with rootlets attached. Cathartic and 

 anthelmintic. Imported from Germany. 



No. 4. Yellow or Golden Seal or Yellow 

 PUCCOON Roots {Hydrastis canadensis, L.). A small 

 perennial herb of North America, rhizome used as a 

 tonic, aperient, and diuretic, also as a brilliant yellow 

 dye. 



No. 5. COPTIS or MiSHMBE Tita. The small v;oody 

 rhizome of Coptis Teeta, Wall. A native of the Mishmee 

 Mountains in East Assam. Used in India as a pure bitter 

 tonic. 



No. 6. Gold Thread. Roots of Coptis trifotia, 

 Salisb. A perennial, common in North America, where 

 it is largely used as a pure bitter tonic. 



No. 7. Fennel-flower Seeds {Nigella sativa, L.). 

 An annual, native of the Mediterranean Region. When 

 fresh the seeds have an aromatic odour like fennel and 

 a slightly acrid taste. Used as a spice by French cooks, 

 and in the East for flavouring curries and other dishes ; 

 as a carminative and also to protect woollen goods against 

 insects. 



No. 8. Aconite, Monkshood or Wolfsbane 

 (Aconitum Napellus, L.). A perennial herb, with short 

 fleshy rootstock, common throughout Europe, temperate 

 and sub-arctic Asia and North America. The rootstocks are 

 collected chiefly from wild plants, and used for medicinal 

 purposes to allay pain or in rheumatic affections. It is a 

 very virulent poison ; deaths have occurred through mis- 

 taking Aconite-root for Horseradish. A little care, 



