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DRUGS FROM THE CONGO 
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PROSPER H. MARSDEN, F.C.S., 
LECrum IN MATtRIA MEDICA AND PHARMACY IN IHK UNIVERSITY OF UVERPOOL 
(Received for publication 25 March, IQ09; 
In a former article* I have described some of the native African 
Drugs in the Museum of the University of Liverpool and spoken of 
the importance of a closer study of the remedies which have been in 
use among the natives, perhaps for centuries, for the treatment of 
disease. 
MOUINDU OR MUINDU 
On July 19th, 1906, I received from Mr. Robert Newstead a 
packet of drugs which were brought to this country by Prof. J. 
Todd, and had been sent, together with Palabanda and other drugs 
from the district of Banana, to the late Dr. J. Everett Dutton, on t e 
17th February, 1904, by the Commandant Du Camp of t e ower 
Congo, in response to enquiries by Dr. Dutton concerning native 
remedies against Sleeping Sickness. A furthei sample o tie sam 
drug was given to me in March, 1909, by Dr. J. W. W. Stephens, 
which had been sent by Dr. E. Etienne from the same distr 
Macroscopic Characters of the Drug. 
The material consisted of a piece of stem 22 cm. long by 3 ^ 
diameter, together with leaf stalks and detached eaves, o 
appearance of which fig. i gives a good idea. 
The cortical portion which was readily 
woody portion had an astringent taste, followe y a 
bitterness. No part of the drug had any characteristic odou , 
outer layer of the cortical portion was velvety ‘o 
longitudinally furrowed, with occasional transverse ’ 
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