This section is from the book "Recent Materia Medica: Notes On Their Origin And Therapeutics", by F. Harwood Lescher. Also available from Amazon: Recent materia medica.
Syzygium Jambolanum. Eugenia Jambolana. Western India (hills). N. O. Myrtacece.
ChaRacteRistics. The edible fruit, of bluish-black colour, pulpy, is astringent; also the bark. The fruit stones are used after being dried and powdered.
TheRapeutics. In diabetes, the powdered fruit stones have been found to reduce the quantity of urine excreted, and to lessen the sugar. Dose: 2 1/2 to 5 grains, three times a day. "It greatly relieves, though it may not cure diabetes." - British Medical Journal, March 19th, 1887.
Lancet, Oct. 8th, 1887. Continued over.
The fluid extract of bark (as well as fruit) has, in the large doses of 2 fluid ounces per day, caused the disappearance of the sugar in Glycosuria.
Formula. As suggested by Dr. Pavy (to prevent constipation).
R. Codeinae............... 4 grains.
Pulv. Sem. jambul ......... 28 grains.
Ext. Cascar. sagrad ......... 1 grain.
Fiant pil. 8, 1 ter die sumend.
Jequirity. Abrus Precatorius. Indian Licorice. India and Brazil. N. 0. Leguminosw.
The small scarlet seeds, with black patch at hilum (love peas, prayer beads) are used as weights in Burmah, and in Brazil against granular ophthalmia.
Therapeutics. Is a very violent poison : the active principle is similar to Bicin, the violently poisonous albuminoid in the seeds of Ricinus communis ; this coagulates the blood and probably exists also in the seeds of Croton Tiglium and Jatropha Curcas.
" An infusion from seeds (considered poisonous) of this small woody plant produces an artificial ophthalmia, curing rapidly obstinate granulations."-Lancet, July 21st, 1883.
The false Jequirity, from Adenanthera Pavonina, has not the properties of the true.
 
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