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

Date:
1878
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    129. Pl8TACIA TEEBBINTnUS, L. a. Oleoresin. {Ghian Tur^mntine.) h. Ditto, from Professor Guibourt. See Hut. des Drag., t. iii., p. 497. Pharmacograjihia, p. 146. 130. PiSTACIA VERA, L. a. Kernels. (Pistachio Nuts.) See Bentley, Man. Bot., p. 492. 131. Rhus glabra, L. {Smooth Sumach, Pennsylvanian Sumach.) a. Fruit. Note.—The fruit is official in the secondary list of the United States Pharmacopoeia. It is used to make cooling driaks. The acidity of the fruit resides in the pubescence, and is due to malic acid and bimalate of Ume. See Wood and Bache, Dispens., p. 710. 132. Rhqs Metopium, L. a. Gum. (Hog Gktm.) h. Ditto. Collected from the foot of a tree in the parish of Foreland, Jamaica, c. Large specimen. Note.—It is called Hog Gum because the wild hogs smear their wounds with the gum, by ripping the baxk with their tusks, and then rubbing themselves against the tree. It possesses vulnerary properties. When taken internally it acts as a dim-etic. See P. J. [1], vol. v., p. 60; vol. vii., p. 270. 133. Rhus Toxicodekdron, L. (Poison Oah.) a. Leaves. Note.—Official in the secondary list of the U.S. Pharmacopoeia, and formerly in those of London and Dublin. The plant possesses a vola- tile acrid principle which is lost in diying. The leaves have been used in palsy and cutaneous diseases, and by HomcEopaths for rheumatism. Tincture of lobeKa is said to allay the irritation caused by the emana- tions from the plant. The milky juice forms an excellent marking ink. Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 377. For tincture see P. J. [2], vol. ix., p. 208. 134. Semecarpus Anacardium, L. a. Fruit. (Marking Nuts, Malacca Beans.) Note.—The kernels are edible, but the nuts should never be put in the mouth, as the shell contains an extremely acrid oil. This oil forms a permanent marking ink, which is generally brown at first, but may be made to turn black immediately by the addition of ammonia. See Treas. Bot., p. 1047. See Hist, des Drog., t. iii., p. 492, 6ieme Edition. 135. Spondias lutea, L. (Hog PUm Tree.) a. Bark. Note.—lhQ bark is used in tanning. This specimen is from the International Exhibition of 1851, and was contributed by Mr. T. B. Duggin, of Berbice, B. Guiana. P. J. [2], vol. xi., p. 160.