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Bia-A-Ra-DA.—Arrawak cure for fever. 
Euruway.—Arrawak dressing for Buck sick. 
Baxu.—Carib cure for puff of the eyes. 
Baragu-A.—Bush rope used by Caribs for sores. 
BarANacasHi.—Carib purge for fever. 
Butiet TREE BarK.—An emetic and also used for Buck sick. 
BaRAwaAuGH-Casst.—A small wineglassful of boiled bark. Accowi. As an 
emetic. 
Carrion Crow Busu.—(Cassia reticulata.) A bush of seagreen leaves with 
yellow flowers infested with red stinging ants and growing wherever there is 
neglect in weeding. The leaves and flowers are crushed in water and placed 
in the dew overnight. Persons suffering with skin diseases such as eczema 
and eruptions use the bath, the crushed leaves being used as a sponge. A good 
remedy. X. suffered with eczema and I advised him to use the cure, he did 
and benefited thereby. I know of dozen of cases cured this way. 
CaLABasu.—(Crescentia Cujete.) A young calabash is cut at the top and the 
inner pulp taken out, sugar placed therein and the whole put in a pot of water 
and the pot placed on a slow fire. Sugar is added as often as possible until a 
syrup is formed and then allowed to cool and used for cases of consumption. I 
have known of three cases and I have heard the old people speak of the cure as a 
good one. No native of the colony would flog a child or for the matter of it 
anyone with a whip from the plant as it is said to bring on sores which are 
incurable, 
Caruna.—A fatal poison. (Bancroft.) 
CARBACALLI.—A Carib cure for smallpox. 
Carapa.—An Arrawak cure for dysentery used with much success. 
CassAwAk Barxk.—Arrawak bath for fever. 
CeDar Bark (white).—An Arrawak cure for urinary affections. 
Cuiva-Han.—A bush rope. Pounded and bruised in water and thrown in a 
creek poisons fish ; but the fish so poisoned can be used without after-eflects. 
(Bernau.) 
Castor Q1t.—(Ricinus, Palma Christi).—This is a drug well known but what 
is not known is that a bit of lint saturated with the warm oil and applied to the 
anus is excellent for piles. W. suffered for years with the disease and he was 
given the cure by an old lady who was cured by it. He tried it and found she 
wasright. It is also a specific for colica, pictonuma or dry gripes. ,(Bancroft.) 
The leaves give relief in headaches when tied round the head and also in in- 
flammations of the skin. 
