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

Date:
1878
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    24 Chondobendron tomentosum (continued). i. Inert false Pareira Bi-ava. Note.—This specimen also consists of the stem of an unknown plant. It is distinguished from specimen li by the pith being in the centi'e, by the woody zone being complete, by the absence of bitterness. The exterior of the stem is not dark, is not marked with transverse ridges, and is not cracked. See Pharmacographia, p. 27. j. Yellow Pareira Brava. Note.—This specimen has numerous concentric zones of wood, but is at once distinguished by its yellow colour. See Pharmacographia, p. 30. 25. CosoiNiuM PENESTRATUM, Golehr. a. Root, imported as Calumba Wood. h. Transverse slices of do. Note.—It possesses similar properties to Calumba, and like it contains berberia. It is sold in the bazaars of S. India under the name of Mara- j\Iunjil. In Ceylon it is called Woniwal and Bangwell-zetta. P. J. [1], vol. X., p. 321; [1], vol. xii., pp. 185, 188. Ind. Pharm., p. 10. 26. Jateorrhiza Calumba, Miers, and J. MiERSir, Oliv. Note.—Hanbury considers these two species to be identical, and unites them imder the name of J. palmata, Miers. Vide Pharmacographia, p. 22. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 13. a. Sections of root. Presented by Mr. Ward. I. Ditto. Sliced and dried in England. Presented by Mr. D. Hanbnry. c. Larger sections. d. A commercial specimen. Jv^oic—Specimen a was obtained from a plant cultivated in the Mau- ritius in 1887. J. Miersii, Oliver, is the J. palmata, Miers, of the United States Pharmacopoeia. Vide Bryonia, Frasera, Coscinium; for micr. section. Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. 10. For fig of root, see Goehel und Kunze, pt. ii., taf. v., fig. 5, h, c. 27. Menispermum Canadensb, Torreij 8f Gray. (Telloiv Far ilia, Moon Seed, Vine Maple.) a. Root. 2^oie.—This root was at one time offered for sale in Philadelphia as Texan Sarsapai-illa. It is a bitter tonic, and contains berberine. Ame- rican Dispensatory, p. 522. For micr. section of the root, see Amer. Journ. Pharm., 1855, p. 7. 28. Tinospora cordifolia, Miers. a. Root and stem. (Gulancha.) Note.-Omaial in the Indian Pharmacopoeia. Used as a tonic and restorative. See Lid. Pharm., p. 9. Pharmacographia, p. 32. See Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 12. BERBERIDACEiE. 20. BeRBERIS LyCIUM, Boyh; B. ArisTATA, D. C. ; B. ASIATICA, Boxh. (Indian Barberry.) a. Bark.