JOHNSTON: FLORA OF MARGARITA ISLAND. 277 
Carica Papaya. The juice from the fruit aids in digestion. 
Cassia biflora. Lecaves soaked in water make a refreshing 
draught, principally taken in fever caused by insolation, but also in 
intermittents. 
Cassia fistula. Canafistula. Mild purgative. 
Cassia occidentalis. Brusca. Febrifuge and astringent. ^The 
seeds roasted give a drink similar to coffee. 
Ceratosanthes tuberosa. Raiz de pepino. Emetic. 
CisSAMPELOS Pareira. Diuretic. 
CoRDiA GERASCANTHUS. Cantaro. Sudorific and pectoral. 
CosTUS SPiCATUS. Raiz de Cafia de la India. Antisiphilitic. 
Craniolaria ANNUA. Escorzoncva. The seeds are used against 
the irregularities of the blood, the root is a purgative and cooling. 
Dactyloctenium aegyptium. Raiz de Guarataro. Diuretic. 
DiEFFENBACHiA SEGUINE. Decoction made from stem, thickened 
with gum arabic is used in cases of gonorrhea. 
GuAZUMA ULMiFOLiA. Guasivio. Mucilaginous, refreshing and 
healing. 
HiPPOMANE ]\Iancinella. Fish poison from juice. Caustic, 
emetic, cathartic. 
Hymenaea Courbaril. The dried pulp of the fruit is a pectoral. 
Jatropha Curcas. Pinon. Emetic. 
Jatropha gossypifolia. Tivatua. Emetic. 
Lantana Camara. Cariaquito encarnado. Diuretic and re- 
freshing. The root is used against gonorrhea. 
Mangifera indica. Seed is anthelmintic; juice of trunk anti- 
syphilitic; bark and leaves astringent. 
Melia Azedarach. Decoction of bark is an anthelmintic for the 
removal of the round worm. 
Melochia tomentosa. Bretonica. Used in the infirmities of the 
eyes. 
Parthenium Hysterophorum. Large doses have an antipyretic 
effect. 
Pedilanthus tithymaloides. The milky sap is an emetic. 
Persea gratissima. x\stringent kernel, cut in pieces, roasted, 
and reduced to powder, good for diarrhea and dysentery. 
Petiveria alliacea. Raiz de Mapurite. Antispasmodic and 
vermifuge. 
Phyllanthus Niruri. Laxative and alterative, especially against 
jaundice. 
