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hypnotism,  where  the  anaesthetic  effect  alone  is  desired.  To  produce 
sleep,  one,  two  or  three  grams,  according  to  the  patient's  constitu- 
tion, are  to  be  given  at  bed-time. — Pharm.  your,  and  Trans.,  1876, 
February  19. 
Myrrh,  according  to  W.  Dymock,  comes  to  Bombay  from  Berberav 
where  it  is  purchased  by  agents  residing  at  Aden  or  Makulla.  The 
bags  or  bales,  when  opened  in  Bombay,  are  found  to  be  made  up  of,  1  y„ 
a  large  proportion  of  roundish  masses  of  fine  myrrh  ;  2,  a  considerable 
proportion  of  small  semi-transparent  pieces  of  myrrh,  of  irregular  shape  \, 
3,  numerous  pieces  of  dark-colored  myrrh,  mixed  with  bark  and  other 
refuse  ;  4,  a  small  proportion  of  an  opaque  gum  resin  (Bdellium  opaquey 
of  Guibourt  ?) ;  occasionally  small  pieces  of  resin  (juniper  ?)  are  also 
met  with.  The  contents  are  sorted,  the  best  myrrh  going  to  Europe, 
the  darker  pieces  forming  a  second  quality,  and  the  refuse  being 
exported  to  China,  where  it  is  probably  used  as  incense.  True  myrrh 
is  known  in  the  local  market  as  karam,  the  opaque  bdellium  as  meena 
h&rrna.  The  latter  is  used  for  the  extraction  of  the  Guinea  worm  ;  it 
resembles  ammoniacum  ;  is  yellowish-white  and  bitter,  with  hardly  any 
odor. 
The  Arabian  myrrh  of  the  "  Pharmacographia "  is  received  from 
Makulla  and  Aden,  and  is  known  as  meetiga  ;  no  true  myrrh  is  ever 
received  from  Arabia. 
Bdellium  comes  also  from  Berbera.  Besides  the  ordinary  bdellium,, 
the  bales  contain  a  small  quantity  of  a  perfumed  kind,  occurring  in 
irregularly  shaped  pieces,  more  or  less  flat,  some  of  them  having  frag- 
ments of  thick  bark  adhering.  The  color  of  the  gum  is  dark  reddish- 
brown,  but  opaque  yellowish-white  streaks  are  frequently  met  with  in 
the  semi-transparent  mass.  The  odor,  on  fresh  fracture,  is  powerful 
and  pleasant,  not  unlike  a  lemon  lollipop.  The  Arabic  name  is  h&bak 
hadee. 
Indian  bdellium  comes  chiefly  from  Deccan  ;  in  form  and  appear- 
ance it  resembles  the  African  drug,  the  pieces  often  having  pieces  of  a 
papery  bark  attached  to  them  ;  but  the  color  is  greenish,  and  the  odor, 
though  similar,  is  more  faint.  Its  value  is  one-third  less  than  the 
African  bdellium. — Pharm.  Jour,  and  Trans.,  1876,  Feb.  19. 
Damiana. — The  three  varieties  of  Damiana  ("Amer.  Jour.  Pharm.," 
1875,  p.  518)  have  been  examined,  as  to  their  botanical  origin,  by  Mr. 
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