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are bitter, and are used by the natives in India as a 

 stomachic, aperient, and antiseptic, and in infusion are 

 considered efficacious in suppressed lochia. Moistened 

 with castor-oil they are said to be a good remedy for 

 earache. — ' Useful Plants of India,' Drury. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land, Lower 

 Guinea, Mozambique District. 



Mollugo niidicaidis, Lam. — Annual. Used in Mada- 

 gascar as a cough medicine, and known there as 

 " Antananarivo." — Kew Museum. 



Distribution: Upper Guinea, Nile Land, Lower 

 Guinea, Mozambique District. 



Gisekia pharnaceoides, L. — Annual. The plant is 

 pounded in a mortar with water, and then used as a 

 powerful anthelmintic. — ' Useful Plants of India,' 

 Drury. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land, Lower 

 Guinea. 



Umbellifer^. 



Hydrocotyle asiatica, L. — Perennial. Leaves bitter, 

 and given in infusion in bowel complaints to children. 

 The plant is one of the remedies for leprosy on the 

 Malabar Coast, &c. — ' Useful Plants of India,' Drury. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land, Lower 

 Guinea, Mozambique District. 



Eryngium fcetidimt, L. — Biennial herb cultivated 

 in South America as a condiment. According to 



