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proceeds more quickly if platinum black, hydrogen peroxide, or barium 
peroxide is employed. J. Ch. S. 1808 AT. 727. 
(2) But in J. Ch. S. 1896 AI. 628, the formula given for Anemonin is C 10 [I a 
O t . It is also stated there that it yields methyl and ethyl derivatives, 
which are apparently ethereal salts, showing that it is the anhydride of a 
dicavboxylic acid. Diniethyldnemoniii, C 8 H a (COO\le) 2 , melts at 109-110°, me- 
thylanemonin at 174-176°, diethyl anemnnin at 47°| and ethylanemonin at 
168-170°. 13) The said dicarboxylic acid is a ketonic acid. (4) By oxidation, 
anemonin yields succinic and oxalic acids. (5) By hydrolysis of the dialkylic 
salts before mentioned with alkali and ambrphons acid, C 10 H, 0 4 +2H 2 0 is 
formed, but hydrolysis of them with HCI yields a crystalline acid, C,o H a 
0 4 f HjO. The amorphous acid gives coloured, the crystalline acid colourless, 
salts. (6) Anemonin is a saturated compound, for by reduction it yields a 
saturated hydroxy-acid, and absorbs neither chlorine - (Hubt’s solution) nor 
bromine. 
5. Thalictrum foliolosum, D.C. h.f.br.i., I. 14. 
Vern. : — Pinjaii ; Shuprak (root-pili-jari) (H.) ; Pila-jari, 
pengla jari, barmat troot-mainira) (Kumaon) ; Gurbiani, pash- 
maran, phalijori, Chitra-mul, Keraita, Mamira (Pb.) ; Chaitra 
(Kashmir); Mamiran (Bombay). 
Habitat : — Temperate Himalaya ; Kliasia hills. 
A tall perennial rigid herb. Stem 4-8 ft. glabrous. Leaves 
exstipulate, pinnately-decompound ; petiole sheaths auricled. 
Leaflets in. rarely 1 in., orbicular. Panicles much branched, 
bracts small. Flowers polygamous, white, pale green, dingy 
purple. Sepals 4-5. Petals 0. Stamens many, filaments filiform ; 
anthers beaked. Ovule 1, pendulous. Achenes usually 2-5, small, 
oblong, acute at both ends, sharply ribbed. 
Parts used : — The root. 
Uses :. — It has been found useful as a tonic. “I adminis- 
tered it in the form of a tincture to some extent when at the 
European General Hospital, Bombay, and found it a good bitter 
tonic, comparable with gentian.” (Dymock.). 
The root is largely used as an anjan, or application for 
ophthalmia in Afghanistan and throughout India. 
In the Punjab, the root is used as a purgative and diuretic. 
iBaden Powell). 
