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Blessed Thistle of the Parisians {CarthamiLS lanatus, 

 L.)- — Annual, said to possess sudorific,- febrifuge and 

 anthelmintic properties. — 'Merat et Lens' Diction- 

 naif e Medicale,' torn, ii., p. 115. 



Distribution : Nile Land, Canary Islands, Madeira, 

 &c. (widely cultivated). 



Dicoma tomeniosa, Cass. — Annual, six inches to two 

 feet high. Plant strongly bitter. Used in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Belgaum as a febrifuge, especially in the 

 febrile attacks to which women are subject after 

 childbirth. — 'Vegetable Materia Medica of Western 

 India,' Dymock, p. 388. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, North Central, Nile 

 Land, Mozambique District. 



Chicory or Succory {Cichormm Intybus, L.). — 

 Perennial. The leaves are blanched and used as a 

 salad, under the name of " Barbe du Capucine." The 

 root roasted and ground is largely used to mix with 

 and to adulterate coffee ; its medicinal properties are 

 closely like those of the dandelion. The herbage 

 forms good food for cattle. — ' Treasury of Botany,' 

 Lindley and Moore. 



Distribution : St. Thomas. 



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Taccada of India and Ceylon {Sccevola Lobelia, L.). 

 — Shrubby plant. The ' pith of the young stems 



