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STYRAX BEWZOIH Dryand. Kemenyan* 
A 5-percent water extract of the roots of this Malayan fieh- 
poiaou tree killed three-fifth* of the moth larvae (Paraaa herbifera 
(Walk.)) treated, while a 0.5-peroent extract of derris roots killed 
all the larvae treated in less time*— Gater ( 153 ) • 
STYRAX OFFICINALIS L* Storax tree* 
In Austria it was suggested that powered snail shells be burned 
with storax and the ashes scattered over nests of ants as a repellent •— 
Anonymous (4)* 
A solution of styrax (storax) containing sulfur or tar was rec- 
ommended as a remedy for mites ( Sarooptes ) on man and animals •— 
Martini ( 269 , p* 262). Q According to Hill* Economic Botany, p* 188, 
storax comes from Llquldambar or i entails Mill., family Hamamelidaoeae^l 
STYRAX spp* 
Benzoin derived from one or more speoies of St yra x was one of the 
mothproofing materials olaimed in a German patent (546,597)*— Ro ark 
(533, p. 27) • 
SYMPLOCACEAE 
(Sweetleaf Family) 
SYMPLOCOS PANICTJLATA (Thunb.) Miq. 8weetleaf. 
Extracts of the roots killed only 10 percent of the mosquito 
larvae tested*— Hart sell and Wilcoxon (188 )* 
TAMARICACEAE 
(Tamarish Family) 
REAUMURIA HYPERICOIDES Willd. 
In India this plant was used for the treatment of itch, the 
bruised leaves being applied externally. — Watt ( 422 , v. 6, pt* 1, p* 599) 
TAXACEAE 
(Yew Family) 
TAXU3 CUSPIDATA Sieb* & Zuco. Japanese yew* 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle*- Metsger and 
Grant (277). 
