Flora Medica

subitaneae alvi excretiones faecum quasi succo viscido involutarum quse,si continua per aliquot temporis serie sese excipiant, cum visibiliaegroti levamine, boni exitus pro indiciis habentur." Copious perspirationsfollow, and these are succeeded by a gentle sleep. The violentaction of these roots renders them dangerous to employ, except incases of poisoning, or in such maladies as require a prompt and completeevacuation of the intestines. They would possibly prove beneficialin hydrophobia, in the opinion of Von Martius. It has beenintroduced into European practice, and appears to be of the greatestuse as a remedy in dropsy. See an excellent account by Wood andSache, 2d edition, p. 200.COFFEA.Limb of calyx small, 4-5-toothed. Corolla tubular, funnelshaped,with a 4-5-parted spreading limb. Stamens 4-5, insertedin the middle of the upper part of the tube, exserted orinclosed. Style bifid at the apex. Berry umbilicate, naked, orcrowned with the calyx, containing 2 seeds enclosed in a parchment-likeputamen. Trees or shrubs.876. C. arabica Linn. sp. 245. JSot. mag. t 1303. DC.prodr. iv. 499. (Fothergill 's works, ii. 279. t. 3.)Low mountainsof Arabia Felix.(Coffee.)A large erect bush, quite smooth in every part. Leaves oblonglanceolate,acuminate, shining on the upper side, wavy, deep greenabove, paler below. Stipules subulate, undivided. Peduncles axillary,short, clustered. Corolla white, tubular, sweet-scented, with a spreading5-cleft limb. Anthers protruded. Berries oval, deep-purple, succulent,2-seeded. The albumen of the seeds constitutes the aromaticcoffee of commerce, the agreeable stimulating effects of whichafter being roasted are well known. It has the power of removingdrowsiness and of retarding the access of sleep for some hours. Ithas been prescribed medicinally in various derangements of the chj'lopoieticviscera, and in headachs resulting from indigestion.PSYCHOTRIA.Limb of calyx 5-lobed, or 5-toothed, or nearly entire. Corollafunnel-shaped, short, 5-cleft ; limb spreading or recurved ; throatbearded or glabrous. Stamens 5 : anthers exserted or inclosed.Stigma bifid. Berry drupaceous, crowned by the limb of thecalyx, becoming 10-ribbed when dry, with papery 1- seededstones. Seed erect. Embryo cartilaginous Trees, shrubs,or herbaceous plants inhabiting equinoctial regions. Flowerspanicled or corymbose.877. P. emetica Mutts in Linn. f. suppL 144. Humb. andBonpl.pl. cequin. ii. 142. and 126. Cephaelis emetica Pers.i.synop. 203. New Granada.Root perpendicular, knotted, branched, with a slender axis, and athick friable bark. An erect, simple, hairy undershrub. Leaves oblong,acuminate, narrowed at the base, membranous, ciliated, hairy beneath.Stipules ovate, acuminate, very short.Peduncles axillary, few-flowered,4-40