N. 0. SCITAMINE^E. 



1255 



sparred nor crested. Filament pale-red, long, slender. Lateral 

 staminodes broad. Style slender, long, filiform. Stigma sub- 

 globose. Ovary 3-celled ; placentas axillary. Capsule glabrous, 

 globose. 



Use : — The aromatic root-stocks are used as a stomachic, 



carminative, tonic and stimulant. 



Chem. comp.— The dried tubers have been examined by J. C. Thresh 

 {PMrm. Journ. [3] XV. 361). The proximate analysis gave the following 

 results : — 



Soluble in petroleum ether— 



Ethyl-methyl-paracoumarate ... ... ... 3*0 ^ 



Fixed oil and odorous body ... ... ... 29/ 



Soluble in alcohol— 



Indif. substance ppt. by tannin ... ... ... ^ 



Acid resin, &c. ... ... ... ... J 



Soluble in water— 



Glucoside or saccharine matter 



Mucilage 



Albuminoids, organic acid, &c. 



Starch 



5-9 



Moisture 

 Ash 

 Cellulose, &c. 



2-7 



10 



2-8 



1-9 



52-3 



136 



46 



152 



lOO'O 

 (Pharmacogr. Ind. III. 418-419.) 



1241. Amomum xanthioides, Wall., h,f.b.i., 

 vi. 239. 



Vem. :— Ilayechi (H.) ; Elach (B.) ; Elam (Tarn.) ; Elakulu 

 (Tel.) ; Elachi (Mar.). 



Habitat : — Tenasserim ; Tavoy. 



Herbs, perennial, widely creeping. Root-stock leafy ; stems 

 5-6ft. Leaves 1-l^ft. by lj-3in., firm, bright-green, lanceolate, 

 glabrous. Spike globose, shortly peduncled, lin., few-fid. 

 Peduncle arcuate, glabrous, slender, 2-3in.; outer bracts 5-f in., 

 acute, glabrous, small, oblong. Corolla tube under lin.; 

 segments oblong, -f-iin. Lip cochleariform, bifid, longer than 

 the corolla-segments with an orbicular blade, i-fin. broad, 

 narrowed suddenly to a broad claw. Anther-crest auricled 

 on each side, short, broad, entire. Capsule rigid, echinate, 

 oblong-trigonous, pale-brown, under lin. long. 



