The museum report : a descriptive list of the donations for the years 1895-1902.

  • Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
Date:
1903
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Credit: The museum report : a descriptive list of the donations for the years 1895-1902. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Cassia Kituiensis, Vatl.a. a. L. t\. rt., Zomba. Dr. T>. Kerr Cross. Xdtr.—I'sed in medicine by the natives. Cassia montana, Jlci/nc. L. fl. Hhanikulam, H. India, S, 9, 1899. From Royal ]5ot. Gardens, Calcutta. Xotf.—The leaves wei*e offered in the London dvnp; market as senna. P/iann. Joiirn. [4], XXL, p. G4G. Cassia podocarpa, (inill. and Pcrrot. Assunioun. rt. L. stem, fl., Abbeokiita, W. Africa. Rev.E. Fry; from ]\Ir. T. Wardleworth. XdU-.—The bark and root are used in infusion as a purgative and remedy for thread-worm. Cassia tomentosa, Linn. f. a. L. fl., young ft. Cultivated, La Mortola. Sir T. Hanbury. Castanea dentata,./^'rtr/.A. {( '(iri/laaur.) a. L. fl. ft., New Jersey. Dr. H. H. Rusby. Xi)t>'.—Prof. Rusby considers this distinct from ( '. satira, Mill., to which the name is referred as a synonym in the appendix to the Jndc.f Kriroisis. A decoction is used for whooping cough. Castanopsis castanaecarpa, Sjiach. {('(iri/laccn .) Berangan. a. L. fl., Singapore. H. N. Ridley. Noti'.—The seeds are used as a purgative. Caulophyllum thalictroides, Midi.r. (Bcrhi ridan a .) Blue Cohosh. a. L. fl, rt., N. Carolina. Biltmore Herb. See riuoin. [2], IV., p. 52. Xotr.—Used as a uterine tonic. Celastrus scandens, Linn. {Cclastrarefr.) (I. L. fl. rt., New Jersey. Dr. H. H. Rusby. Celastrus serratus, Hochst. (I. L, fl. ft., Abyssinia. Dr. Steudner. Xni<.—W. Schimper asserts that the leaves are an effective remedy against fevei's—as good as Cinchona. Celosia anthelmintica, Asc/wr^. (Ainarantliurci.) a. L.fl.,E.Africa. Dr. F. Stuhhuann. Emin PashaExped. 1890-1892, No. 688.