Chap. XXXJ. 



THE KUMBANZO. 



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The Kumbanzo leaves, pods, and seeds. 



the root is the part used by the natives, while the Portuguese 

 use that of the tree itself. I immediately began to use a 

 decoction of the bark of the root, and my men found it so 

 efficacious that they collected small quantities of it for them- 

 selves, and kept it in little bags for future use. Some of 

 them said that they had it in their own country, but I never 

 happened to observe it. The decoction is given after the first 

 paroxysm of the complaint is over. The Portuguese believe 

 it to have the same effects as the quinine, and it may prove a 

 substitute for that invaluable medicine. 



When my friend the Commandant was fairly recovered, and 

 I myself felt strong again, I prepared to descend the Zambesi 

 As it was necessary to lea^e most of my men behind me, he 



