Meteorological tables are given in the report showing that the 
rainfall varies from 47'0 2 to 65-74 inches per year, this is very- 
low compared with what it is in what we consider Para rubber 
country. 
HMD 
MALAY DRUGS— Continued. 
Febrifuges. 
The Malay is not very accurate in his diagnosis of fever and 
often talks about suffering from it when he has merely a feverish 
cold or is generally speaking slightly unwell with a rise of tempera- 
ture but shivering fever and the more acute forms ot malaria he 
generally identifies correctly. For these fevers he uses a variety 
of external and internal applications. 
Perhaps the best drug known to the Malay for fever is the Bidara 
Pahit or Penawar Pahit, Eurycoma lati folia, Jack belonging to the 
order Simarubese and allied to the Bitterwood Quassia amara and 
Quassia chips, Picraena excelsa. Like all these plants it contains a 
bitter principle which permeates the whole plant, it is the bark ot 
the root however, which is the part used. 
Holmes gives Penawar Pahit as Strychnos colubrina and gives 
an account of its use by Malays and others. It is probably to be 
found in the Kling shops, but I never came across it and the plant 
is not wild here. Probably the Penawar Pahit described by him 
as used by the Malays as a febrifuge is Eurycoma which is well 
known in Johor whence he derived his specimens. 
Artocarpus integrifolia ( Urticaceas ) Akar Nangka Bubor. The 
roots of the Jack tree boiled, ground and drunk for fever with 
delirium after three days. 
S auropus albicans {Euphorbiacce) “Chekop Manis.” A common 
vegetable, the root is used for fever, being ground up and the dic- 
tion drunk. It is also used in difficulty of passing urine, so probably 
like i s allies Phyllanthus it has diuretic properties. 
Gardenia florida ( Rubiaceee ) “Akar Bunga China.” The roots 
used for fever with delirium. 
Durio zibet hinus ( Malvaceae ) Durian. The roots are used for 
fever both ground up and rubbed on the body and a decoction 
drunk after the fever has lasted three days. 
Coryrnbis veratri folia ( Orch idaceee) Kayu Hok (a Semang name). 
A tali terrestrial orchid with sweet scented white flowers. “Collect 
the green leaves bruise them in quantity, administer the juice either 
alone or with the fine scrapings of Akar Bertak. It will cause 
vomiting. Use for ague (Demum Kura) especially in children, no 
water to be mixed with the juice. It is customary to cultivate the 
plant for the occasion.” This note and specimen were sent me from 
Kelantan by Dr. Gimlette. 
