chresta Horsfieldii^ „Porono-jiwo of the Javanese, is found”, accor- 
ding to Dr. Horsfield’s notes, „at an elevation of about 3000 feet 
above tbe ocean on many of tbe mountain ridges in tbe eastern 
parts of Java, in considerable abundance. Tbe stem is shrubby, in 
beigbt from 3 to 4 feet, declining, and divided into a few slender 
branches. It grows in forests, in a rich black mould, and is much 
esteemed and songht for by tbe natives on account of its medical 
proporties. Tbe wbole plant is penetrated with an intense bitterness 
and the seeds are exposed for sale in tbe markets by tbe vendors 
of native medicines.” In bis „Account of tbe medicinal plants of 
Java”, published in tbe eigbtb volume of tbe „Transactions of tbe 
Batavian Society” (p. 124), Dr. Horsfield statos, tbat it is „one 
of the remedies in which tbe natives place the most confidence”; 
they employ tbe seeds as an antidote against any poison tbat may 
have been taken into tbe stomacb, exhibiting one of them triturated 
with water to counteract tbe effeet of tbe poison: in a large dose 
it probably acts as an emetic. According to M. Leschenault its 
fruits reduced to powder and mingled with the food are regarded 
as baving tbe power of preventing numerous diseases, of streng- 
thening tbe stomacb, and of counteracting poison : mixed with lemon 
juice and applied to tbe wound, tbey are considered an efficacious 
remedy against- tbe bites of venomous animals. It bolds tbe first 
rank among medicinal plants in the opinion of tbe natives ; and tbe 
fruits are sold for as much as five or sometimes even ten sous of 
Frencb money eacb”. 
De zeldzaamheid van de Euchresta- vruchten zal er wel toe bij- 
dragen om baren roep te verhoogen. Te Buitenzorg trof ik ze nooit 
op de pasar aan, te Batavia kon ik eenmaal 40 stuks machtig wor- 
den, tegen 2,5 cent per stuk. 
Voor bet inwendig gebruik worden de vruchten van den buiten- 
wand ontdaan en de zaden met de noodige omzichtigheid toegediend, 
want men weet, dat ze in te groote dosis bedwelming te weeg brengen. 
Men begint met één of somtijds met een half zaad per dag en kan 
opklimmen tot 6 of meer zaden daags. Ze worden eenvoudig fijn 
gekauwd en doorgeslikt, of, zooals eene doekoen bier ter plaatse mij ver- 
telde, bet best fijn gestampt en zoo, met melk aangemengd, genuttigde 
