This section is from the book "A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology", by David M. R. Culbreth. Also available from Amazon: Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology.
Sap-in-da'se-e. L. Sapind-us + aceae, fr. sap(o) + ind(ic)us, Indian soap - i. e., from its saponaceous fruit. Trees, shrubs, herbs, often twining. Distinguished by presence of a saponaceous principle; ovary usually 3-celled, rarely 2-4, united at base only; leaves compound, often dotted; style undivided or 2-3-cleft; sepals and petals 4-5; stamens 8-10, distinct or monadelphous, inserted on fleshy disk; fruit fleshy or capsular; seed exalbuminous, superior; tropics; astringent; aromatic, diuretic, diaphoretic, aperient, poisonous; lumber.
Genus: 1. Paullinia.
 
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