Catalogue of the collections in the Museum of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain / compiled by E.M. Holmes.

  • Holmes E. M. (Edward Morell), 1843-1930.
Date:
1878
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Credit: Catalogue of the collections in the Museum of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain / compiled by E.M. Holmes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    234. Feuillea coedifolia, L. {Antidote Oacoons, Sequa, Avilla.) a. Seeds. Presented by Mr. Dillon. jVote.—yhe seeds are purgative and emetic, and have an intensely- bitter taste. They are used by the negroes in Jamaica as an antidote to poisons. Treas. Bot., p. 491. The oil expressed from the seeds is used as a remedy for rheumatism. The tincture of the seeds is used to counteract the effects of eating poisonous fish. P.J. [1], vol. v., p. 33 ; [2], vol. iv., p. 198. 235. Lagenaeia yulgaeis, Ser. (Bottle Gourd, Gabaco, Gocovibro, Aholara do Garneiro.) a. Fruit. Note.—The pulp possesses cathartic properties. The fruit is called the bottle goui-d fi'om its shape. See Mart. Syst. Mat. Med. Bras., p. 81. 236. LuFPA ^QTPTIACA, Dec. (Toivel Gourd.) a. Fruit, deprived of tlie soft parts. Note.—The ligneous network of the fruit, split open, is used as a flesh brush. Bentleij, Man. Bot., p. 522. 237. LuFFAP UEGANS, Mart.; MOMOEDIGA LuFFA, L. (South Ameri- can Golocyntli, Buclm, SucMnha, Gabacinlw.) a. Fruit and tincture. Note.—The extract is used in Brazil as a substitute for colocynth, and acts effectually in a dose of three grains. P. J. [1], vol. v., p. 569; vol. iv., p. 466; Bentley, Man. Bot., p. 522. CAOTAOE^. 238. Opuntia coccinellifeea, L. (Indian Fig, Prickly Fear.) a. Gum. (Oomme de Nopal.) Note.—This specimen came from Mexico, and was presented by Dr. Lindley. It is insoluble in water and contains crystals of oxalate of cal- cium. Hist, dcs Drag., vol. iii., pp. 254, 453. MYRTACB^. Teibe Septospeem^. 239. Cartophtlius aeomaticus, L.; Eugenia caetophtllata, Himib. a. Leaves and flower-bnds, preserved wet. h. Unripe fruit, ditto. (Mother Gloves.) c. Flower-buds. (Amloyna Gloves.) d. Ditto. (Bencoolen Gloves.) e. Ditto. (Bourbon Gloves.) f. Ditto. (Malabar Gloves.) g. Ditto. (Zanzibar Gloves.) 27o«e.—Mother cloves contain large starch granules, by which their presence may be detected if present in powdered cloves. Clove stalks are imported into this country, and used for adulterating powdered cloves. They may be detected by containing thick-walled cells, which are not present in cloves. Pharviacoyraphia, p. 255. For Caryophyllin, see P. J. [1], vol. X., p. 343 ; for percentage of oil, P. J. [1], vol., xi., p. 470. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 112.