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THE PEA FAMILY (Fabaceae) 
Calabar bean. Physostigma.—The seed of Physostigma venenosum Balfour. 
Native of tropical Africa. 
Physostigmine. Eserine (CisH2NsO2).—The most important alkaloid of 
the preceding. 
Eseridine (Cjs;H23N303).—Another alkaloid of the same seed. 
Indigo plant—The herbage of Indigofera Suffruticosa Willd. Native of 
tropical and sub-tropical America and cultivated. 
Indigo.—The crude coloring matter extracted from the preceding. 
Indigotin (CisHioN2O2).—The same, purified. 
Peanuts.—The seeds of Arachis hypogaea L. Native of tropical America 
and widely cultivated. From the New York market. 
Arachic acid (C2oH4oO2).—An acid extracted from the preceding. 
Goa powder.—A substance found in cavities of the trunk of Andira Araroba 
Aguiar. Native of Brazil. 
Chrysarobin.—The active principle extracted from Goa powder, but of 
indefinite chemical composition. 
Chrysophanic acid (CgoH2607).—The purified active principle of the same. 
Balsam of Peru.—A liquid balsam obtained from Toluifera Pereirae (Royle) 
Baill. Native of Central America. 
Benzyl benzoate.—An aromatic compound extracted from the preceding. 
Benzyl cinnamate.—Another aromatic compound extracted from the 
preceding. 
Locust or Robinia bark.—The bark of Robinia pseudacacia L. Native of 
eastern United States. 
Abrus. Jequirity. Love-peas. Crabs’ eyes. Prayer-beads.—The seeds 
of Abrus Abrus (L.) W. F. Wight. Native of the East Indies and natural- 
ized in all tropical countries. 
Abrin.—A mixture of extremely active toxalbumins extracted from the 
preceding. 
Spanish, or Italian, licorice root. (See No. 1533.) 
Russian licorice root. (See No. 1536.) 
Glycyrrhizin. Glycyrrhizic acid (CaHesNOjs).—The sweet principle existing 
in licorice. 
Scoparius. Broom.—The tops of Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link. Native of 
Asia and Europe. 
Sparteine (CjsH2sNz2).—The chief alkaloid of the preceding. 
Sparteine sulphate.—The salt of the preceding with sulphuric acid. 
Scoparin (C2pH20010-+5H20).—Another constituent of the same. 
Cytisine. Ulexine. Baptitoxine (CyHisN:O).—Another alkaloid of the 
same; also from related plants. 
Laburnum seeds. Bean trefoil. Golden-chain or golden-shower seeds.— 
The seeds of Cytisus Laburnum L. Native of southern Europe and culti- 
vated. Another source of cytisine. 
Ormosia. Bread-tree seeds. Large coral-bean.—The seeds of Ormosia 
dasycarpa Jacq. Native of the West Indies. 
Ormosine.—A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the preceding. 
