CULTIVATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS. 415 



The following medicinal plants grow wild or are cultivated 

 in various tropical and sub-tropical countries, and, while some of 

 them might be grown in this country, still their cultivation would 

 be difficult except under special conditions, which would add very 

 much to the expense of the drug: Jequirity seed {Abrus preca- 

 torius) ; catechu {Acacia Catechu) ; galangal {Alpinia offici- 

 narum) ; fish-berries (Anamirta paniculata) ; areca or betel nut 

 {Areca Catechu) ; quebracho (Aspidosperma Quebracho-bianco) ; 

 buchu (Barosma betulina and B. crenulata) ; manaca (Brun- 

 felsia Hopeana) ; pareira (Chondrodendron tomentosum) ; cin- 

 chona bark {Cinchona species) ; cinnamon bark {Cinnamomum 

 species) ; cola {Cola acuminata) ; myrrh {Commiphora Myrrha) ; 

 turmeric {Curcuma longa) ; angustura {Cusparia angostura) ; 

 tonka bean {Coumarouna odorata and C. oppositifolia) ; coto 

 bark {Drimys Winteri) ; cardamom {Elettaria repens) ; embelia 

 {Embelia ribes) ; coca {Erythroxylon Coca) ; cloves {Eugenia 

 Caryophyllata) ; chequen {Eugenia Chequen) ; jambul seed {Eu- 

 genia Jambolana) ; pichi {Fabiana imbricata) ; asafetida {Ferula 

 fcetida) ; musk root {Ferula Sumbul) ; mangosteen fruit {Gar- 

 cinia Mangostana) ; guaiac wood and resin {Guaiacum officinale 

 and G. sanctum) ; cocillana bark {Guarea Rusbyi) ; chaulmugra 

 oil {Gynocardia odorata) ; logwood {Hematoxylon campechi- 

 anum) ; cusso {Hagenia abyssinica) ; ipecac {Cephaelis Ipecacu- 

 anha) ; caroba leaves {Jacarandra procera) ; jalapa {Exogonium 

 Purga) ; calumba ( Jateorhisa palmata) ; rhatany {Krameria tri- 

 andra and other specfes) ; muirapuama {Liriosma ovata) ; mala- 

 bar nut {Adhatoda vasica) ; kamala {Mallotus philippinensis) ; 

 condurango {Marsdenia cundurango) ; nutmeg and mace {Myris- 

 tica fragrans) ; guarana {Paullinia Cupana) ; boldo {Peumus 

 Boldus) ; calabar bean {Physostigma venenosum) ; quassia {Pi- 

 crcena excelsa) ; jaborandi {Pilocarpus Jaborandi and other spe- 

 cies) ; allspice {Pimenta officinalis) ; matico {Piper angustifo- 

 lium) ; cubeb {Piper Cubeba) ; kava-kava {Piper methysticum) , 

 black pepper {Piper nigrum) ; Jamaica dogwood {Piscidia eryth- 

 rina) ; tonga bark {Premna taitensis) ; kino {Pterocarpus marsu- 

 pium) ; sandal wood {Pterocarpus santalinus) ; pomegranate bark 

 {Punica Granatum) ; soap-tree bark, Panama bark {Quillaja 

 Saponaria) ; cedron seed {Simaba Cedron) ; simaruba bark {Sim- 



