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MENISPERMACEAE. 



Cocculus, DC. 



Cocculus Leaeba, DC. ; Fl. Trop. Afr. I. p. 44. 



Ill— Thornier, Bltitenpfl. Afr. t. 48. 



Vernac. name. — Sangol (Senegal). 



Kouka ; Bure, near Lake Ohad. 



The root is used by the natives in Senegal and in the French 

 Sudan for the cure of periodic fevers. Heckel and Schlagden- 

 hauffen have found in it about 2 per cent, of pelosine and about 

 3 per cent, of a new crystalline alkaloid, "sangoline." The root 

 also contains columbin, and it is very similar to Pareira Brava, 

 both in appearance and properties (Pharm. Journ. [4] iii. p. 293). 

 Used in Sind and Afghanistan in intermittent fevers and as a 

 substitute for the "Cocculus Indicus" (Anamirta panicukUa, 

 Oolebr.), and said to be used as a partial substitute for hops in 

 Indian beer (Diet. Econ. Prod. Tnd.). 



Ref. — " Sangol {Cocculus Leaeba) du Senegal et du Soudan," 

 Heckel et Schlagdenhauffen, in Ann. Inst. Col. Marseille, 1895, 

 pp. 51-64. 



ClSSAMPELOS, Linn. 



Cissampelos Pareira, Linn. ; Fl. Trop. Afr. I. p. 45. 



III.— Bentl. and Trimen, Med. PI. t, 15 ; Spach, Suites, t. 62 ; 

 Good, Fam. Fl. t. 93 ; Plenck, Ic. t. 723 ; Collett, Fl. Si ml. p. 19 ; 

 Vidal, Fl. For. Filip. t. lc. 



False Pareira Brava ; Velvet Leaf ; Ice Vine. 



Lagos ; Old Calabar ; Bornu. 



The dried root, which is aromatic and bitter, is used in India as 

 a mild tonic and diuretic, and for various medicinal purposes, 

 generally administered as a decoction and extract ; applied 

 externally to cuts, snake-bites, and scorpion stings. The leaves 

 are applied to abscesses (Diet. Econ. Prod. Ind.). In British 

 Central Africa the trailing stems are used to bind the rims of 

 baskets (Cameron, Herb. Kew). 



Var. owariensis, Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. I. p. 46. 



Vernac. name. — Je-in-Joko or Jo-Ko-Je (Yoruba, Millson), 



Lagos ; Yoruba. 



Used in Yoruba as an anti-emmenagogue (Kew Bull. 1891, 

 p. 208). 



Re/.— Fam. Fl. and Mat, Med. Peter P. Good, ii. No. 93. 



NYMPHAEACEAE. 



Nymphaea, Linn. 



Nymphaea Lotus, Linn. ; Fl. Trop. Afr. I. p. 52. 



ni.—Bot. Mag. tt. 797, 1280 (N. rubra), 1364 (AT. rubra rosea), 

 4665 (N. devoniensis) ; Delile, Egypte t. 60 f. 1 ; Pal. de Beauv. Fl. 

 Ow. Ben. ii. t. 88 ; Andr. Rep. vi. t. 391 ; Desc. Ant. viii. t. 597 ; 

 Hchb, Exot, i. t, 14, 



