CANNA ANGUSTIFOLIA C. ANG. CANNA GLAUCA. PORTUG.: IMBIRI This plant inhabits damp regions, or the borders of brooks. Its stem is erect, cylindrical, growing to a height of about six Read more…
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BUFO SAHYTIENSIS. (NOBIS.)
BUFO SAHYTIENSIS. (NOBIS.) BUFO. BUFO AGUA (LAT.) TOAD THIs toad is found all over America; it inhabits swamps and marshy regions. It is as big as two fists, though its Read more…
BLATTA AMERICANA (LAM.) BLATTA. KAKERLAT AMERICANA OAR.) PORTUG.: BARATTA.
BLATTA AMERICANA (LAM.) BLATTA. KAKERLAT AMERICANA OAR.) PORTUG.: BARATTA. The blatta americana, which is very common in Brazil, where it inhabits human dwellings, is an orthopterous insect, with an elongated, Read more…
ARISTOLOCHIA MILHOMENS (NOBIS.)
ARISTOLOCHIA MILHOMENS (NOBIS.) ARIST. ARISTOLOCHIA GLANDIFLORA (GOM.) -ARISTOLOCHIA CYMBIFERA (MART.) SNAKE-ROOT A climbing plant with a glabrous stem; leaves alternate. Uniformly cordate, pedati-nerved, with reticulate little veins between the nerves; Read more…
AMPHISBOENA VERMICULARIS
AMPHISBOENA VERMICULARIS AMPH. Tate species moves either backwards or forwards, as occasion may require, and is quite frequent in the woods of Brazil. Its body is cylindrical, from two feet Read more…
Zingiber officinale.
Zingiber officinale. Head. Congestion of blood to the head, especially the temples. Pressure over the left eye. Drawing, aching pain over the eyebrows. Hemicrania ; nervous headache. Eyes. [5] Read more…
Zincum metallicum.
Zincum metallicum. Mind and Disposition. Very variable mood : at noon, low-spirited ; and in the evening, hilarity, or vice versa. Morose and indisposed to converse (especially in the evening). Read more…


