TAXONOMY 
323 
Official drug 
Part used 
Botanical origin 
Habitat 
Eucalyptus 
Leaves 
Eucalyptus globulus 
| Australia, 
Eucalyptol 
Organic oxide 
Eucalyptus globulus j 
1 Tasmania 
Caryophyllus 
Flower buds 
Eugenia aromatica ] 
[ Molucca Islands 
Eugenol 
Aromatic phenol 
Eugenia aromatica j 
Pimenta N.F. 
Fruit 
Pimenta officinalis 
West Indies, 
Central America, 
Mexico 
Oleum Cajuputi 
Unofficial 
Volatile oil from 
leaves and twigs 
Melaleuca 
Leucadendron 
East Indies 
Myrcia 
Volatile oil and 
leaves 
Myrcia acris 
West Indies 
Eucalyptus Kino 
Inspissated juice 
Eucalyptus rostrata 
and other species 
Australia 
Combretacece 
or Myrobalans 
Family. — Mostly 
tropical shrubs 
and trees containing considerable tannin. Leaves exstipulate, 
alternate or opposite, simple, pinnately veined, entire or toothed. 
Inflorescence a raceme, spike or head. Flowers regular, perfect 
or imperfect. Fruit a drupe, frequently longitudinally winged 
containing a single seed. 
Unofficial drug Part used Botanical origin Habitat 
Combretum Leaves Combretum Sumatra 
sundaicum 
XXII. Order Umbellales or Umbelliflorae. — Araliacece or Gin- 
seng Family. — Herbs (. Panax quinquefolium, Hedera Helix, Aralia 
nudicaulis, etc.), undershrubs ( Aralia hispida, etc.), shrubs ( Fatsia 
horrida), or trees ( Aralia spinosa) with stems which are more or less 
hollow along internodes and solid at nodes. Leaves alternate, vary- 
ing from simple to trifoliate or to multipinnate (tropical Aralias) or 
passing by telescoping [into compound-palmate. Leaves serrate 
margined and along with stem they develop volatile oil, resin and 
gum contents in secretion reservoirs. Inflorescence varying from a 
raceme of umbels to a raceme and even to condensed racemose 
umbels. Flowers regular, generally pentamerous, small, generally 
inconspicuous, green, greenish-yellow to rarely white, usually 
hermaphrodite but sometimes polygamous or dioecious; sepals 
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