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

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum
Date:
1878
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    ]14 457. Laueus Benzoin, L. (Sjpicewood, Wild Allspice, Feverwood, Benjamin Bush.) a. Bark. Note.—The bark is used in N. America as an aromatic tonic and stimu- lant ; but is not official in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia. It is given in decoc- tion or infusion in ague, typhoid fever, and is also used as an anthel- mintic. See Amer. Dispens., p. 158. The berries are said to have been used during the American war instead of allspice. Lindl. Flor. Med., p. 339. 458. Ladeus nobilis, L. (Sweet Bay, True Bay, or Nolle Laurel.) a. Fruit. (Bay Berries.) b. Concrete oil. (Oil of Bays.) Note.—The leaves possess tonic and febrifuge properties. See P. J. [3], vol. hi., p. 488. The fruit somewhat resembles Cocculus indicus in appearance, but is perfectly oval, and contains two loose cotyledons. The bayberry powder, which appears in the eclectic recipes for com- position powder, is not the powder of these berries, but of the root-bark of Myrica cerifera, which is known in N. America under the name of bayberry. See Amer. Dispens., p. 535. The common or cherry laurel of the gardens is Prunus Lauro-Cerasus. The leaves may be distin- guished from those of the true laurel by the difference in odour when bruised, and by the garden laurel having serrate leaves, while those of the bay laurel are entire and undulate. The leaves in which Solazzi juice is packed are those of bay laurel. For a volatile oil of bay, see the Hanbury collection. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 221. 459. Kectandea Rodlei, Schomb. (Bibiru, or Green Heart Tree.) a. Bark. b. Fruit. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 219. Note.—This bark resembles flat calisaya bark in appearance, but is much harder and heavier. The bark of Alstonia constricta has been offered in the London market for Bibiru bark, but differs entirely in appearance, having a thick, rough, grey external layer. See Pharma- cographia, p. 481. The seeds, which contain starch, after their bitter principle has been washed out, are made into bread by the Indians. See Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. i., p. 467. Bibirine has been found useful in menorrhagia, see P. J. [2], vol. ix., p. 27. 460. Nectandea Puchuey, Nees. a. Cotyledons. (Sassafras Nuts, Pichurim, or Puchury Beans.) Note.—These cotyledons have been used as a tonic and astringent. Their taste is between that of sassafras and nutmeg. They are occasion- ally imported from Brazil. See Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. i., p. 462. 461. Peesea geatissima, Gaertn.f. a. Fruit. (Avocado,~bv Alligator Pear.) Note.—This fruit is eaten in the West Indies. The seeds yield an indelible black stain, and are used for marking linen. Treas. Bot., p. 867.