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Excerpt from The American Journal of Pharmacy, Vol. 63 Anacardiace . - Rhus Toxicodendron, Linne, grows from the valley of Mexico and from Jalapa northward, and is popularly known as mala mujer, guau, etc. The leaves are used in incontinence of urine; a hot strong decoction is employed against the bites of poisonous animals by bathing the affected parts, and the juice is given for coughs in doses of five drops, with a hot aromatic infusion. The alcoholature (tincture of the fresh leaves) has been used by Dr. Garcia in elephantiasis (mal de San Lazaro). Tapiria cyrtocarpa, Bentham et Hooker, copalcocote; the seeds are said to cure lepra. Apocynace . - Aspidosperma Quebracho, Schlechtendal, yields quebracho blanco, the bark being given in doses of 1 to 4 gm. Asclepiade . - Asclepias Cornuti, Decaisne, grows near the northern frontier of Mexico, and is known as soliman vegetal. The rhizome is used in doses of 0.5 to 1 gm.; the fresh milk-juice serves for destroying warts, and after drying as a sternutatory. Berberide . - Berberis pinnata, H. B. K., known as cachisda, grows in Guanajuato, Toluca, etc. The constituents of the root bark are probably analogous to those of Berberis vulgaris. The comestible fruit is employed as an antiscorbutic, and the bark as a laxative; the wood is used for dyeing yellow. Cacte . - Tuna is the name by which the fruit of several species of Opuntia are designated. They are regarded as possessing diuretic properties and are employed for curing diarrh as, while the juice is used in biliary affections; the flowers have the reputation of being useful in pectoral complaints. Among the economical uses of the berries may be mentioned that they are eaten as table fruit; that a very agreeable fermented beverage, known as colonche, is made from the juice in San Luis Potosi; and that the fruit is converted into a preparation called queso de tuna (tuna cheese). Capparide . - Polanisia uniglandulosa, Cavanilles, which grows in the valley of Mexico, Puebla, etc., is the yerba del coyote, and is employed as a stimulant, stomachic and vermifuge, and externally for its rubefacient properties. Connarace . - Rourea oblongifolia, Hooker et Arnott, var. floribunda, which is found in Southern Mexico, Vera Cruz, etc., is called chililla de la huasteca. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."