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

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Museum
Date:
1878
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    168. Pterocarpus Marsupium, contimied. Note.—See Eucalyptus resinifera, Coccoloba uvifera, and Butea frondosa for other varieties of kino. P. J. [1], vol. i., p. 399 ; [3], vol. ii., p. 182 ; [3], vol. iv., p. 336 ; Pharmacographia, p. 170. Specimen a was presented by Dr. A. T. Thomson. For fig. of the plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 81. 169. Pterocarpus santalinus, L.f. a. Section of trunk polished. b. Section of the heartwood only, polished. c. Shavings. (Bed Sanders.) Note.—This drug, the Lign. santal rub. of drug lists, belongs to a dif- ferent family from the yellow sandal wood. The resinoid colouring mat- ter is soluble in alkalies, but not in water. P. J. [1], vol. vii., p. 288; Pharmacographia, p. 175. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 82. 170. Spartium junceum, L. (Spanish Broom.) a. Seed. Note.—This plant differs from the common broom in having cylindrical, not angular, branches, and in blossoming in July; whereas S. Scoparius blossoms in May. The seeds are emetic and purgative. Treas. Bot., p. 1076. 171. Cttisus Scoparius, Link; Sarothamnus Scoparius, Wimmer. (Common Broom.) a. Tops. Pharmacographia, p. 148. b. Seeds. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 70. 172. Sophora Japonica, L. a. Flower-buds. (Wai-fa.) Note.—Used in China as a yellow dye. The leaves are purgative, and are a cheap source of rutic acid. P. J. [1], vol. x., p. 308 ; xiv., p. 64 ; Treas. Bot., p. 1073. See also Chinese Collection of Mat. Med. 173. Tephrosia Apollinea, D. G. a. Leaflets and legumes. Note.—The leaflets have occasionally been met with in Alexandrian senna, and more particularly in Tripoli senna, but are probably an acci- dental admixture. They are silky, emarginate, equal at base, and usually folded longitudinally. For fig., etc., Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 354. Also Bentley and Redwood, Mat. Med., p. 858. 174. Teigonella Fcenum-gr^cum, L. (Fenugreek.) a. Seeds. Note.—Used in making curry powder and cattle foods, etc. The fresh plant is used as an esculent in India. Pharmacographia, p. 150 ; Treas. Bot., p. 1170. For fig. of plant, see Bentl. & Trim., Med. Plants, tab. 71. Sub-order II.—C^salpines!. 175. CaSSALPINIA CORIARIA, Willd. a. Legumes. (Divi-divi.) Note.—The pericarps are said to contain 60 to 65 per cent, of tannin, and are used as an astringent in India (Ind. Pharm., p. 79) ; and in this country for tanning. P.J. [1], vol. v., p. 443. Bentley, Man. Bot., p. 501. For fig. see Hist, des Drog., vol. iii., p. 398.