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and griping pains of the belly." He also states that it yields 

 marvelous results in malarial fevers, given during the cold stage 

 in doses of 4^8 grams in water or wine in which it has macerated 

 12 hours. He also recommends its use before breakfast as an 

 anthelmintic in lumbricoids, and finally attributes to it virtues 

 as an emmenagogue. 



Padre Blanco calls attention to the species D. schizochitoides, 

 Turcz. {Turroea octandra, Blanco), Himamaw, Tag., as a sub- 

 stitute for D. Blancoi. 



The Tagalo "herb-doctors" pretend that the part of the 

 bark near the earth is doubly efficacious, for which reason they 

 administer only that portion which is within one meter of the 

 ground, giving it in the doses already mentioned. 



BoTAJsricAL Description. — Tree 16-20 meters high. Leaves 

 glabrous, odd-pinnate, petioles very long ; leaflets entire, oppo- 

 site, short-petiolate, acute, oblique at the base. Flowers in 

 axillary panicles. Calyx, 5 imbricated sepals. Corolla, 5 

 linear, lanceolate petals united at the base. Staminal tube, 10- 

 toothed and 10-anthered. Ovary 5-celled, each cell contain- 

 ing two ovules. Style somewhat longer than the stamens. 

 Stigma thick and depressed. Seed vessel globose, depressed, 

 somewhat downy, 5-angled ; with 5 compartments each contain- 

 ing 2 seeds. 



Habitat. — Batangas and Laguna. 



Sandoricum Indicum, Cav. 



Noji. VxJLG. — Santol, Tag. • 



Uses. — The santol is doubtless one of the best known fruits 

 in Manila. The most savory portion is the center, which con- 

 sists of seeds covered with a white pulp of a delicious flavor in 

 the ripe fruit of good quality. The fleshy covering is edible 

 only in the center of the fruit and only a very thin layer of 

 that, the rest having very little flavor. The whole fruit is 

 used in making a confection often prescribed as an astringent. 



