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blood. The flowers are sometimes used as a yellow 

 dye. — 'Punjab Products,' Powell, p. 358. 



Distribution : Abyssinia and other parts of Tropical 

 Africa. 



Emilia sonchifolia, D.C. — Annual, six inches to two 

 feet high. On the Malabar Coast a decoction of this 

 plant is used as a febrifuge, and the juice mixed with 

 sugar in bowel complaints. In China the leaves are 

 eaten raw in salads, and in Travancore the juice from 

 them is applied in cases of night-blindness ; it is also 

 considered as cooling, and is used as a remedy for 

 inflammation of the eyes. — ' Useful Plants of India,' 

 Drury. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Mozambique District. 



Senecio Tedliei, O. & H. — Herbaceous plant, known 

 in Ashantee under the name of " Yangkompno." The 

 pounded leaves are said to be applied to cuts and 

 contusions. — ' Flora of Tropical Africa,' Oliver, vol. iii., 

 p. 420. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Star Thistle (Centaur ea Calcitrapa, L.). — Annual 

 or biennial, one to two feet high. The roots are bitter, 

 and used as a substitute for Cnicus Benedictus, L., 

 which has tonic, diaphoretic and emetic properties. — 

 'Medical and Economical Botany,' Lindley, p. 232. 



Distribution: Upper Guinea, North Central, Nile 

 Land. 



