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Gleanings  in  Materia  Medica, 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\      Mar.,  1882. 
Adidteratcd  Manna  Avas  observed  by  A.  Jaiidous ;  a  comnioii manna 
gerace  Avas  mixed  Avitli  fragments  of  Avliite  grape  sugar,  Avhereby  the 
appearance  of  the  soft  stickA"  mass  Avas  improA'ed.  The  adulteration 
AA-as  made  plainly  eA^dent  only  after  crushing  the  manna. — Pharm. 
Post,  1881,  No.  24. 
New  Drugs  from  the  Argentine  Republic.  The  following  are  men- 
tioned by  Gehe  &  Co.: 
Cestrum  ptseudoguina,  Mart.,  durazuillo,  nat.  ord.  Solanacese.  The 
leaA^es  and  rootbark  are  employed  in  fcA^ers  and  abdominal  complaints. 
Nieremhergia  oippomaniGa,  Mart.,  chucu,  nat.  ord.  Solanacese. 
Horses  feeding  on  it  are  attacked  by  fever  and  rigor,  called  "  chucu." 
Xanthoxylum  Coco,  Gill.,  Rutacese ;  used  against  chucu. 
Gourliea  Decorticans,  Gill.,  chanar,  Leguminosse;  the  inspissated 
juice  of  the  fruit  is  used  in  pectoral  complaints ;  the  bark  in  difficult 
after-birth. 
Zizyphus  Mistol,  Griseb.,  Rhamnacese ;  the  fruit  is  diuretic. 
Condalia  linecda,  Griseb.,  piquillin,  Rhamnacese;  the  inspissated 
juice  is  laxative ;  chiefly  used  for  children. 
Celtis  Tala,  Gill.,  Urticaciae ;  an  infusion  of  the  leaves  is  used  in 
pectoral  catarrhs. 
Martinia  montevidensis,  Cham.,  Gesneraceje ;  the  seeds  are  used  in 
diseases  of  the  eye. 
Prosopis  Tintitaeo,  Leguminosse;  the  fruit  is  diuretic. 
Colletia  ferox,  Gill.,  s.  Barba  tigris,  Rhanmaceas;  the  Avood  is  very 
hard  and  indestructible,  even  in  Avater. 
Topas  a  ire,  Compositie  ;  botanical  name  not  knoAvn ;  used  in  ophthal- 
mic complaints. 
Nio,  probably  identical  Avith  mio-mio  ffom  Baccharis  cordifolia  Lam., 
Compositse ;  the  herb  is  a  deadly  poison  to  cattle  and,  according  to  P.  N. 
Arata,  contains  an  alkaloid,  baccarine. — Zeitschr.  Oest.  Apoth.  Ver., 
1881,  No.  27. 
Jacaranda  pjrocera,  Sprengel,  s.  Bignonia  Copaia,  Aubl.,  s.  Korde- 
lestris  syphilitica  Arniel  s.  Bignonia  Caroba,  Vellos.  This  handsome 
little  tree  is  knoAVii  in  Brazil  as  caroba,  carobinha,  caroba  miuda,  and 
caroba  mirim,  and  grows  frequently  in  the  provinces  of  Rio  de  Janeiro, 
Minas  and  Espirito  Santo.  Th.  Peckolt  has  examined  both  the 
leaves  and  bark  Avith  the  folloAving  results,  obtained  from  1,000  grams: 
