234 BNTOZOA. 



Linneus. Tliis is a small plant growing everywhere in waste places. 

 According to one authority, it is superior to either kousso or 

 kamala. The Butea frondosa of De Candolle is another. The seeds 

 of this plant form a popular remedy with the Hindoo and Mussulman 

 doctors. It is also given to expel ascarides. Garcinia pidoria, 

 or the gamboge of Mysore, is another. This remedy was introduced 

 into European practice by Dr. Hugh Cleghorn, but according to 

 Waring, " it holds a very secondary place, and should not be em- 

 ployed if the pomegranate or kamala is procurable." Its action is 

 violent, necessitating the employment of small and often-repeated 

 doses. 



