The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898. Volume 27 of 55. Unknown
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31
Apparently referring to some plant of the genus Strychnos, several species of it having the reputation of curing the bites of serpents. Blanco says (Flora, p. 61) that he himself has witnessed several cures by this means.
32
A dried fruit, resembling a prune, which contains tannin; formerly used in medicine, now mainly in tanning and dyeing. It is the product of various species of Terminalia.
33
The manuscript is mutilated at this point, and contains only the first part of this name, “Vera.”
34
The manuscript reads “29.”
35
Apparently an error for “November;” see vol. xvii, p. 252.