18. Sarcocolla. 
By Davip Hoorer 
(With Plate VI.) 
Sarcocolla is the name of an eastern drug remarkable for 
its supposed virtues in agglutinating wounds, hence the name 
by which it is known to Europeans is derived from two Greek 
words signifying ‘‘ flesh glue.’’ In Persian itis called Kun-judah 
or Gunjidah, and in Arabic Anzarut or Unjeroot. Guzar is the 
common name of the drug in the Bombay market. 
y writers recognize the origin of the drug to bea spiny 
shrub growl ng in Persia and Arabia. Mir Muhammad Husain 
(1771) in Makhzan-ul-Adwiya informs us that. Unzeroot is the 
gum of a thorny tree called ‘‘Shayakeh’’ which is about six 
feet high ; ; it has leaves like those of the frankincense (pinnate), 
and is a native of Persia and Turkistan. Dr. J. E. T. Aitchi- 
Kein, Birjand and Yezd, and also not far teem Turbat. Haidri 
in Persia. 
In 1908 » Major (now Sir) P. Z. Cox, H.M. Consul at 
oo friend of his, who had been trained as a doctor. The 
and in October dry white pods are found. The trees are not 
allowed to grow to a great size because the branches are cut 
off and taken away as fuel. The gum forms on the twigs and 
mass of gum which psoas dries and consolidates. It is 
said that the more frequently it is removed the whiter the gum 
ecomes. 
The plants collected for Sir P. Z. Cox were forwarded to 
Kew, and identified as Astragalus fasiculifolius, Boissier, Flora 
Orientalis, No. 484. Natura! order, ears 
1 Pharm. Journ., Dec. 11, 1886, 468. 
