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

Date:
1878
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    VIOLACE^. 47. loNiDiUM Ipecacuanha, L. {Woody fyecacuanha, Poaya brcmca (Brazil), Pomja tie Praja.) a. Root. False Brazilian Ipecacuanha. Note.—Used as an emetic in Brazil. Tlie branched character of the root, its pale colour, and the absence of annular rings, readily distinguish it from Ipecacuanha. P, J. [3], vol. ii., p. 970. For fig. see Hist, des Brog.y Tol. iii., p. 98. 48. lONiDiUM MICROPHYLLUM, Poir. (Cuichuncully de Ouen<^a.) a. Root. Note.—It is used in Venezuela as a remedy for tubercular elephantiasis. It possesses emetic and pui-gative properties. Bentley, Man. Bot., p. 428. Treas. Bot.,]). 625. 49. YlOLA ODOEATA, L. a. Flowers. b. Syrnp. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 25. CARYOPHYLLACE^. 50. Gtpsophila Struthium, L. (Egyptian Soap Boot.) a. Root. Note.—It contains saponine, and is used in Spain, etc., for its detergent properties. It looks much hke scammony root, but is not resinous. MALYACE^. 51. ALTHiEA OFFICINALIS, L. (Marsh Mallow; Guimauve, F.) a. Flowers. I. Herb. . c. Root. For micr. section, vide Berg, Anat. Atlas, taf. 11. d. Ditto, preserved wet. e. Decorticated root. Note.—The plant may be distinguished from Malva sylvestris by its pale pink flowers and downy leaves not cordate at the base. The root resembles elecampane, but may be readily distinguished by the transverse marks and fibrous structure. Its fibrous structure also distinguishes it from belladonna, with which it has been found mixed. P.J. [3], vol. iv., p. 811. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 35. 52. Abelmoschus esculbntus, G'ldll. Sj- Perr. a. Fan made from the leaves. b. Seeds. c. Necklace made from the seeds. jVote. The fan is made from the leaves of a plant called Ahoomneha, and the necklace of the seeds of a plant called Incroma-hom, in the Fantee language. Presented by Mr. J. Smith, a native of the Gold Coast, and formerly a pupil in the Laboratory, P.S.G.B. In the East and West Indies, the young and green fruits, which are edible and are used to thicken soiips, etc., are known under the names of Ochro, Gobbo, Gombo, Bandikai, etc. Bentley, Man.Bot., p. 435; Pharmacographia, p. 86.