-506    Materia  Medica  of  the  Mexican  Pharmacopoeia, 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\       Oct.,  1885. 
MATERIA  MEDICA  OF  THE  NEW  MEXICAN  PHARMA- 
COPCEIA. 
By  the  Editor. 
(Continued  from  page  435.) 
Culantrillo  de  Mexico,  Adiantiini  tenerum,  Swartz;  Filices;  in 
Central  Mexico.  The  pinnae  are  dark  green,  rhomboid,  wedge-shaped 
at  the  base,  the  inferior  margin  entire,  and  the  superior  one  lobulate 
in  the  fertile  fronds,  and  dentate  in  the  sterile  fronds ;  the  stalks 
smooth,  shining  and  blackish.  It  is  employed  as  a  substitute  for  the 
Euroj)ean  maiden  hair,  and  in  Guadalajara  the  decoction  (two  to  four 
drachms  to  a  pint  of  water)  is  much  used  as  an  aperient  and  for  pro- 
moting the  flow  of  the  lochia. 
Cundeamor,  Momordica  Charantia,  iwi. ;  Cucurbitacese ;  in  Tabasco 
and  Yucatan.  According  to  Leon  the  leaves  are  anthelmintic,  and  the 
roots  aphrodisiac. 
Curaro,  Ourari,  Wourari.  The  dose  cannot  be  fixed.  It  may  be 
given  in  injections  of  0*001  Gm.  frequently  repeated  until  the  physio- 
logical effects  are  produced. 
Chautle,  Blettia  campanulata.  La  Llave;  Orchidacese;  in  temperate 
regions  of  Mexico.  A  decoction  of  the  tubers  of  this  plant  is  used 
in  dysentery.  In  like  manner  are  employed  the  tubers  of  allied  plants, 
such  as  Blettia  coccinea.  La  LL,  Epidendrum  pastoris.  La  IJ.,  Arpo- 
phyllum  spicatum.  La  LL  and  others. 
Chayote,  Sechium  edule,  Swartz;  Cucurbitacese;  cultivated.  The 
fruit  and  little  tubers  are  alimentary.  A.  Herrera  found  in  the  fresh 
tubers  potassium  tartrate  and  other  salts,  albumen,  sugar,  bitter  resinoid 
matter,  and  20  per  cent,  of  starch  which  is  employed  as  a  substitute 
for  arrow  root. 
Chia,  Salvia  Chian,  La  Llave;  Labiatse;  in  the  central  table-land 
of  Mexico,  and  cultiv^ated  in  various  parts  of  the  Republic.  Oliva 
found  in  the  seeds  starch,  drying  oil  and  mucilage.  Mixed  with 
water  their  bulk  is  considerably  increased ;  this  mixture  flavored  with 
«ugar  and  lemon  juice,  furnishes  a  refreshing  drink.  The  seeds  are 
^Iso  used  in  the  form  of  cataplasm  as  an  emollient,  and  introduced 
into  the  eye  for  extracting  therefrom  extraneous  bodies.    (See  also 
Am.  Jour.  Phar.,''  1882,  pp.  227,  229,  261,  585.) 
Chicalote,  Argemone  mexicana,  Lin.,  A.  ochroleuca,  Salm,  and 
