REPORT ON THE SECTION OF MATERIA MEDICA IN THE U. S. 

 NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1885. 



By H. G. Beyee, M. D., Assistant Surgeon, TJ. 8. If., Honorary Curator. 



Targua. 

 Jequirity. 

 Cuprea bark. 

 Cupreiae sulpliate. 

 Butyrosum tomentosum. 

 Black quinine bark. 

 Bonssingaultia baselloides, 

 Piper betel. 

 Michelia nilglierica. 

 Canutilla mexicana. 

 Gracillaria lichenoides. 

 Aconitum ferox. 

 Premna serratifolia. 

 Justicia adathoba. 

 Chaulmugra seeds. 

 Toddalia aculeata. 



Myrospermum toluiferum. 

 Camacusan nuts. 

 Eupatorium aya-pana. 

 Ocimum canum. 

 Levisticum chinensis. 

 Smilax zeylanica. 

 Buclia spinosa. 

 Cinchona Kemijia. 

 Eemijia Purdeana. 

 Pterocarpus edulis. 

 Guain tea. 

 Para rubber seed. 

 Herpestris monniera. 

 Macha root. 

 Yarkasura nuts. 



The accessions to this section between January 1 and June 30 are 



here given: 



Black canula. 

 Syzgium jambolanum. 

 Hinteah. 



Datura stramonium. 

 Aconitum heterophyllum. 

 Diospyros embryopteris. 

 Withania coagulans. 

 Compleurum cerulatum. 

 Quassia wood. 

 Odongo. 



Sethia acuminata. 

 Eaffia vinifera. 

 Vitus agnus costus. 

 Poimiana regia. 

 Debrudwa wood. 

 Palm fiber from Ceylon. 



Character of routine worTc. — When specimens are received, they are, 

 after being carefully examined, entered upon the register, and, accord- 

 ing to their condition, dried, bottled, and labeled, after which they are 

 added to the exhibit, which is arranged as follows : (1) animal prod- 

 ucts; (2) vegetable products; (3) products of fermentation and dis- 

 tillation; (4) inorganic products ; the entire collection being prefaced 

 by an array of all the "medicinal forms" in which medicines occur. 



Review of researches and pa/pers published.— In January a translation 

 from the German of Professor Heubner's "Experimental Diphtheria" 

 made by the curator of this section, was published by George S. Davis 

 & Co., of Detroit, Mich. 



In February two specimens of cinchona bark, one from Guatemala 

 and one from Costa Eica, were presented to this section of the Museum 

 for assay. This was performed with the following results : 



Habitat. 



Total 

 alkaloids. 



Ether 



soluble 



alkaloids. 



Guatemala. 

 Costa Eica. 



Per cent. 

 8.00 

 0.80 



Per cent. 

 4.00 



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