 | William Roxburgh - 1824 - 636 σελίδες
...when that of Naga musadi cannot be had. Tha seeds are employed in the distillation of country spiiits, to render them more intoxicating. The pulp of the...innocent, as it is greedily eaten by many sorts of birds. 2. S. potatorum, Willd. sp i. 1052. Corom. pi. 1. N. 5. Leaves opposite, from ovate to oval, smooth,... | |
 | William Roxburgh - 1832 - 782 σελίδες
...intermitting fevers, and the bites of venomous snakes; when that of Nuga musadi cannot be had. The seeds are employed in the distillation of country spirits, to...innocent, as it is greedily eaten by many sorts of birds. 2. S. polatorum. Willd. up. i. 1052. Corom. pi. 1. Jf. 5. Leaves opposite, from ovate to oval, smooth,... | |
 | William Roxburgh, William Carey - 1832 - 774 σελίδες
...intermitting fevers, and the bites of venomous snakes; when that of Naga musadi cannot be had. The seeds are employed in the distillation of country spirits, to render them more intoxicating. The pulp of i he fruit seems perfectly innocent, as it is greedily eaten by many sorts of birds. 2. S. potatorum.... | |
 | John Lindley - 1838 - 706 σελίδες
...the root, which is used to cure intermittent fevers, and the bites of venomous snakes. The seeds are employed in the distillation of country spirits, to...it is greedily eaten by many sorts of birds. Roxb. — The seeds are extremely poisonous, in large doses producing extraordinary rigidity and convulsive... | |
 | John Lindley - 1838 - 686 σελίδες
...the root, which is used to cure intermittent fevers, and the bites of venomous snakes. The seeds are employed in the distillation of country spirits, to...it is greedily eaten by many sorts of birds. Roxb. — The seeds are extremely poisonous, in large doses producing extraordinary rigidity and convulsive... | |
 | John Lindley - 1853 - 1066 σελίδες
...the root, which is used to cure intermittent fevers, and the bites of venomous snakes. The seeds are employed in the distillation of country spirits, to...is greedily eaten by many sorts of birds. — Roxb. The seeds are extremely poisonous, in large doses producing extraordinary rigidity and convulsive contraction... | |
 | John Lindley - 1853 - 1076 σελίδες
...the root, which is used to cure intermittent fevers, and the bites of venomous snakes. The seeds are employed in the distillation of country spirits, to...fruit seems perfectly innocent, as it is greedily oaten by many sorts of birds. — Roxb. The seeds are extremely poisonous, in large doses producing... | |
 | John Gamgee - 1858 - 410 σελίδες
...the root, which is used to cure intermittent fevers and the bites of venomous snakes. The seeds are employed in the distillation of country spirits, to...innocent, as it is greedily eaten by many sorts of birds. — Eoxb. The seeds are circular, not quite an inch in diameter, and two lines in thickness, concave... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1863 - 356 σελίδες
...producing a fruit similar to the apple. Loudon, speaking of the seeds of the nux vomica, says, " They are employed in the distillation of country spirits, to render them more intoxicating." The introduction of these seeds in English breweries is prohibited under heavy penalties ; but it is believed... | |
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The wood is exceedingly bitter, particularly that of the root, which is used to cure intermittent fevers, and the bites of venomous snakes. The seeds are employed in the distillation of country spirits, to render them more intoxicating. 