FORESTRY OF WEST AFRICA. 373 



high. Has similar properties to the last, and is like- 

 wise used by the natives of India. — ' Treasury of 

 Botany,' Lindley and IMoore. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land, Lower 

 Guinea, ^Mozambique District. 



Ra-sana or kowra-sana of India {Pluchea lanceolata, 

 O. and H. {BertJielotia lanceolata, DC). — Small shrub 

 three feet or more high. Leaves aperient ; used in 

 India as a substitute for senna. — ' Vegetable Materia 

 Medica of Western India,' Dymock, p. 372. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Sphmrantlms indicits, L. (5". hirtits, Willd.). — Herb 

 two to three feet high. Seeds considered anthel- 

 mintic, and are prescribed in powders. The powdered 

 root is stomachic, and the powdered root-bark mixed 

 with whey is a valuable remedy for piles. In Java the 

 plant is considered to be a useful diuretic. Flowers 

 used in cutaneous affections and as a blood purifier. 

 Roots anthelmintic. — ' Useful Plants of India,' Drury. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Mozambique District. 



Helichrysjcm aitricidaUun, Less. — Small plant An 

 infusion of this plant is used as tea by the natives of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. — 'Flora Capensis !Medicse,' 

 Pappe, p. 24. 



Distribution : Lower Guinea, ^Mozambique District. 



Eclipta alba, Haask. [E. prostrata, L.). — Small herb. 

 Used in Brazil as a remedy for diarrhoea, and as a 



