Journal . rind of the stalk are much 6rmer; the pith consists of1—2 rows of cells arranged somewhat radially ; the bastfibres, which consist of larger groups, are porous andthickened to a narrow bore; Siindy crystals of calciumoxalate occur in individual cells in the pith as well as in rig. sB^^feg^Q^ the riud of the root. The wood (Fig. 3) of the root andstalk consists of somewhat condensed wood-cells and verywide cavities formed of 1—2 rows of radial cells, with theAvails somewhat condensed and pitteil. There occurs herealxi, but only in the wood of the root, a few wood andpith cells fil
Journal . rind of the stalk are much 6rmer; the pith consists of1—2 rows of cells arranged somewhat radially ; the bastfibres, which consist of larger groups, are porous andthickened to a narrow bore; Siindy crystals of calciumoxalate occur in individual cells in the pith as well as in rig. sB^^feg^Q^ the riud of the root. The wood (Fig. 3) of the root andstalk consists of somewhat condensed wood-cells and verywide cavities formed of 1—2 rows of radial cells, with theAvails somewhat condensed and pitteil. There occurs herealxi, but only in the wood of the root, a few wood andpith cells filled with sandy crystals. The root, of whichthere was only a small specimen, is tough, knotty, and muchbranched. Ohahern,—Altentioii is drawn to a former notice in theChcni. Zeit. (1887, 11,755) of a drug called Joa, obtainedfrom Nama<pialand, consisting of sections of a fleshy plant-stalk, and also of another drug called Okahero, obtainedfrom the Kalahari desert in .South Africa; thcv prove to H. Ii. Lanolin. Chem. Zeit. IJep. 12, 31. As the result of numerous observations this substanceprovides an excellent remedy for cuts and burns. In thecase of cuts especially, after a careful anointing with lano-lin, scab i- never formeil, the substance acting, acconling toIJ
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