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

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum
Date:
1878
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    386. Solenostemma Argel, Hat/tie. a. Leaves. b. Flowers. c. Fruits. Note.—Argel leaves may generally be found more or less abundantly in Alexandrian senna. They are known by their rougher surface, by the veins being indistinct, and by being equal at the base. The fruits are small and pear-shaped, and not at all like a legume. Pharmacographia, p. 194. For fig. of leaves and fruit, see Bentley and Redwood, Mat. Med., p. 858, fig. 95 a, b. Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 175. 387. Hemidesmus Indicus, B. Br. (Indian Sarsaparilla, Nannchi Boot, Ananto-mul.) a. Root. b. Root and herb. Note.—Specimen 6 was collected in Ceylon by Dr. Bennett, and was pre- sented by Mr. A. P. Balkwill, Plymouth. It is known from other roots by its odour, resembling that of melilot, and by its transversely cracked, easily separable bark. Pharmacographia, p. 379 ; Ind. Pharm., pp. 140, 457. For micr. structure, see P. J. [3], vol. hi., p. 62. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 174. 388. Tflophora asthmatica, Wight et Arnott. (Indian Ipecacuanha.) a. Leaves. (JJnto-mool.) Note.—The leaves possess emetic, expectorant, and diaphoretic pro- perties, and form one of the best indigenous substitutes in India for ipecacuanha. Ind. Pharm., pp. 142, 458 ; Pharmacographia, p. 382. For fig. of leaf, see P. J. [3], vol. i., p. 105. Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plant:, tab. 177. CORDIACEJS. 389. Cordia Boissieri, A. de C. a. Portion of trunk. (Anacahuite Wood.) Note.—The tree is a native of Tampico, where it is used by the Indians as a cure for consumption and pulmonary complaints. Pharm. Journ. [2], vol. ii., p. 407; [2], vol. hi., p. 164 ; and for fig. of plant, [2], vol. iv., p. 273. The specimen of wood was presented by Mr. D. Hanbury. CONVOLVULACE^E. 390. Batatas edulis, Choisy. a. Root; two specimens preserved wet. (Sweet Potato.) Note.—The tubercular root is used as a substitute for potatoes in warm countries. See Treas. Bot, p. 128. 391. Convolvulus Scammonia, L. a. Root and resin. See Bentl. <& Trim., Med. Plants, No. 187. b. Root showing exudation of resin, and chalk in interstices of root. c. Virgin Scammony, contained in one of the shells used in collecting it. For fig. see P. J. [1], vol. xiii., p. 268. H