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And. ; burnt salt is extracted from their ashes. — ' Flora 

 of Tropical Africa,' Oliver, vol. iii., p. 272. 

 Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land. 



Elephantopus scaber, L. — Erect herb two to eight feet 

 high. In Travancore the bruised leaves are boiled 

 with rice and given internally in swellings of the 

 body or pains of the stomach. A decoction of the 

 root is given in dysuria. — 'Useful Plants of India,' 

 Drury. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land. 



Grangea maderaspatana, Poir. — Herb varying from 

 a few inches to a foot or more in height. The leaves 

 are used in India as a stomachic, deobstruent, and 

 antispasmodic. In Brazil the plant is known under 

 the name of Marcella, and is used as a substitute for 

 chamomile. — 'Vegetable Materia Medica of Western 

 India,' Dymock, p. 360 ; ' Treasury of Botany,' Lindley 

 and Moore. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land, Lower 

 Guinea, Mozambique District. 



Blumea aiirita, DC. — Herb one and a-half to three 

 feet high. The plant has a strong turpentine smell, 

 and is used by the natives of India in dyspepsia. — 

 ' Treasury of Botany,' Lindley and Moore. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land, Cape 

 Verd. 



Blumea lacera, DC. — Herb growing to four feet 



