330 MENISPERMACE.'E. 



they contain, and which is so active, that twelve grains given to a 

 dog killed it in five minutes, notwithstanding the copious vomiting 

 the dose excited. Seeds (Cocculus indicus of the shops) used to 

 adulterate beer, though prohibited under a penalty of from £200 to 500 

 on the seller. (Wight-) 

 Clypea, B1. ( W. and A.pr. 1. p. 14.) 



1. hernandifolia, W. and A. (/. c. — Cissarapelos hernandifoha, Willd. ; — 

 DC. pr. \, p. 100;— Rcxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 842.— C. hexandra, Roxb.— 

 0. c. p. 841, excl. syn ?) M^i*?! Nimooka B '^~\ Peninsula of India. 

 Bengal, (Serampore.) Assam. Fl. minute, greenish, R. S. 



2. glabra, W. and A. {pr. I, p. 450, annot. — Cissampelos glabra, Roxb. 

 fl. ind. 3, p. 840. — Cocculus Roxburghianus, DC. \,p. 96.) B ^-s Sil- 

 het. Fl. minute, yellowish, May ; fr. Oct. and Nov. Root very large, 

 acrid, used medicinally by the natives of Silhet. 



Cyclea, Am. (Wight, ill. l,'p. 22.) 



1. Burmanni, Am. (/. c. — Clypea Burmanni, W. and A. pr. 1, p. 14. — 



/. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 5. — Cocculus Burmanni, DC. pr. I, p. 96 ; — C. 



peltatus, DC. I. c. — Menispermum peltatum. Lam. — Wal-tjedde, Gdrtn. 



fr. 2, p. 488, t. 180, /. \1;-.Rheed. 7. t. 49 i—Burm. zeyl. t. 101.) 



% ^^ Coromandel. The Concans. Ceylon. Has been introduced into 



H. C. G. } Fl. ? 

 Cissampelos, L. (DC.pr. \,p. 100 ;— TF, and A.pr. \,p. 14.) 



1. convolvulacea, Willd. ( W. and A. I. c. ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 842, excl. 

 syn. Rheed. — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 5.) 3 .^^ Dindygul. Rajmahl. 

 Nepal. Fl. small, greenish, R. S. 



2. mauritiana, Pet. Th. S Mauritius. 



CoccuLus, Bauh. (DC.pr. \,p.96; — W. and A. pr. \,p. 11.) 



1. cordifolius, DC. (o. c. p. 97 ; — W. and A. o. c. p. 12 ; — J. Grah. Cat. 

 B.pl.p. 4.—cf. Wight, icon. 2, t. 485, ? ibid. t. 486.— C. convolvu- 

 laceus, DC. I. C. — Menispermum cordifolium, Willd. ; — Roxb.fl. ind. 3, 

 ^.81. — M. glabrum, iC/em; not Kon.) "^^^ Gooluncha. B /'-^ Penin- 

 sula of India. Bengal, (Serampore.) Assam. Fl. small, yellowish. H. and 

 R. S. ; fr. C. S. Used extensively in a variety of diseases by the na- 

 tive practitioners of India, especially in such as are attended by febrile 

 symptoms not of a high inflammatory kind, and in fevers of debility. 

 The parts used are the root, stems, and leaves, from which a decoction 

 called Pachuna is prepared. A sort of extract called Palo is obtained 

 from the stem, and considered an excellent remedy in urinary affec- 

 tions and gonorrhoea. (Trans, med. and phijs. soc. Calc. 3, p. 298.) 

 From fifteen to thirty grains of the powdered root constitute a good 

 emetic. (Wight.) 



2. crispus, DC. (pr, 1, p. 97. — Menispermum crispum, L. — M. verruco- 

 sum, Fleming ; Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 808 ; — Rumph. 5, t. 44,/. 1.) B /^ 

 Moluccas. Sumatra. Java. Fl. small, greenish, Feb, and March. 

 Used against intermittent fevers among tlic Malays. 



