Catalogue of the collections / Comp. by E.M. Holmes.

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum
Date:
1878
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    369. Strychnos potatorum, L. a. Seed. (Clearing Nuts.) Note.—These seeds are used in India for clearing muddy water; the fruits are said to be used in medicine as an emetic, this property residing in the pulp and in the pericarp; also as a remedy in diabetes and gonorrhoea. The substance which clears water appears to reside in the coat of the seed. See Ind. Pharm., p. 146 ; P. J. [1], vol. ix., p. 478. In use one of the seeds is rubbed round the sides of a glazed earthenware vessel, and the water then allowed to settle. For fig. of seed see P„ J. [3], vol. ii., p. 44; of fruit, Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. i., p. 656. 370. Strychnos pseudo-Quina, St. Mil. (Quina do campo of S. Paulo and Minas.) a. Bark. Two specimens. Note.—This bark is used in Brazil for intermittent fevers, and for hepatic and other glandular complaints. Martins,, Syst. Mat. Med. Bra- sil., p. 41. A rutaceous plant, Hortia Brasiliana, also bears the name of Quina do campo in some parts of Brazil. The specimens in this Museum were presented by Prof. Guibourt. Hist, des Drog., t. ii., p. 563. 371. Strychnos toxifera, Benth. (Wourari, Gurari, Woorali.) a. Prepared poison. Note.—This specimen jar contains two sets of arrows, presented by Mr. Morson, also some poison in a bamboo joint, some in a small gourd, ♦ and some in a bottle. The poison in a bottle is labeUed, Beceived from C. Waterton. 1821. See Phil. Trans., 1751 and 1780. The poison is used by the natives of Guiana to tip their arrows and darts for killing game. The specimen presented by Mr. Morson was brought to this country in 1849, by Captain Gordon, of the Boyal Marines, who procured it from the natives of Pirara, about twenty-five miles from Fort San Joaquim, on the Bio Branco, a branch of the Amazon. See letter accompanying specimen. See P. J. [1], vol. iii. p. 75 ; [2] , vol. i. p. 246. Strychnia is said to be an antidote to Woorari poison. See P. J. [2], vol. ii. p. 213. Per. Mat. Bled., vol. ii., pt. i., p. 657. GENTIANACEiE. 372. Chelonanthus species. a. Bark. Note.—This specimen was presented by Dr. Lindley, and bears a label as follows : Quina naranjada, Chelonanthus species. This bark belongs to the Gentianaceas. It is preferred in Popayan to the Cinchona bark. It is occasionally exported. 373. Ertthr^a Centaurium, Pers. (Lesser Centaury.) a. Herb. Note.—This plant is much used in the provinces as a bitter tonic. The Greater Centaury of the old herbalists is supposed to be Centaurea Centaurium, a plant belonging to the Composite. Chlora perfoliata, L., another Gentianaceous plant, was formerly called Yellow Centaury. See Per. Mat. Bled., vol. ii., pt. i., p. 629.