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PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY 
Official drug 
Part used 
Botanical origin 
Habitat ' 
United States, 
Chimaphila N.F. 
Leaves 
Chimaphila 
umbellata 
J 
] 
i Canada, North- 
( ern Europe and 
Asia 
Northern United 
Uva Ursi 
Leaves 
Arctostaphylos Uva | 
Ursi 
J 
States and 
1 Canada, Europe 
and Asia 
Methylis Salicylas 
Unofficial 
Volatile oil 
Gaultheria 
procumbens 
United States and 
Canada 
Gautheria 
Leaves 
Gaultheria 
procumbens 
United States and 
Canada 
II. Order Ebenales. — SapotacecE or Star Apple Family. — Tropical 
shrubs or trees ( P alaquium ) characterized by the presence of lati- 
ciferous sacs in the pith and cortex of the stems and adjoining the 
veins of the leaves. Leaves alternate, exstipulate, evergreen and 
coriaceous. Flowers perfect, large and axillary. Fruit a berry 
(P alaquium) rarely a capsule ( Ponteria ). 
Official drug 
Gutta Percha N.F. 
Part used 
f Purified coagu- 
j lated milky 
[ exudate 
Botanical origin 
Various species of 
Palaquium 
Habitat 
Indo-China and 
East Indies 
Styracece or Benzoin Family. — Shrubs or low trees. Leaves alter- 
nate to opposite, entire, often acuminate. Flowers hermaphrodite, 
regular, rarely sub-irregular, either in condensed fascicles or solitary 
in the axils of the leaves; sepals and petals typically five each; 
corolla often white, rarely pinkish or yellowish; stamens many to 
four or two, perigynous or sub-hypogynous; pistil bicarpillary or 
four to five carpellate. Fruit either fleshy or dry, often winged and 
rarely as many-celled as there are carpels. 
Official drug Part used Botanical origin Habitat 
_ , . . / Styrax Benzoin and East Indies 
Benzoinum Balsamic resin 1 , 
[ other species 
III. Order Contortae. — Oleacea or Olive Family.- — Shrubs {For- 
sythia, Chionanthus , Syringa, etc.) or trees ( Fraxinus , Olea, etc.) with 
stems possessing close white wood, and slightly swollen or enlarged 
