... are of unpleasant taste. ACACIA. Acacia, or Gum arabic is a gummy exudation from Acacia Verek and other species of Acacia {Nat. Ord. Leguminosae), thorny or prickly trees or shrubs of Africa and Arabia. The gum exudes either through natural cracks in ...

... emollients. GUM ARABIC. 313 ACACIA--GUM ARABIC. Gum Arabic is the concrete juice of Acacia vera, Acacia Arabica, and other species of Acacia (Nat. Ord. Fabaceae), thorny or prickly trees or shrubs of Africa and Arabia. The gum exudes, either through natural cracks in ...

... moisture to the skin. ACACIA--GUM ARABIC. Gum Arabic is the concrete juice of Acacia vera, Acacia Arabica, and other species of Acacia (Nat. Ord. Fabaceae), thorny or prickly trees or shrubs of Africa and Arabia. The gum exudes, either through natural cracks in ...

... of forty species of Acacia, but the gum Arabic of commerce is prin- cipally obtained from the A. Arabica Willd., A. vera Willd., A. gummifera Willd., natives of the banks of the Nile, and of Arabia. It occurs in commerce in the form of ...

... vehicles for other medicines. 800 MATERIA MEDICA. Gum Arabic. (Acacia, TJ. S.) � Product of several species of Acacia, especially the A. vera, A. Senegal, and A. Arabica. They are thorny shrubs, or trees, growing in the deserts of Arabia, Africa, and India. The gum exudes spontaneously and ...

... acrimony— 9.72 of a gum, resembling gum arabic—5.83 of a matter analo- gous to the gum of Bassora,* malate of lime. The uses and virtues of Assafoetida are very considerable. In many parts of Arabia and Persia, it forms an important article of ...

... Convolvulus. Camel, 32. Camel, two-humped, 47. Camellia Japonica, 148. Camelus Bactrianus, 47. Camelus dromas, 32. Camphor, ... 79. Helleborus Orientalis, 65. Hemerocallis fulva, 142. Hemerocallis Japonica, 148. Hemlock poison, 37. Hemp, 61. Henna, 73. ...

... as articles of diet for the sick. Gum Arabic—(Acacia, U. S.) Product of several species of Acacia, especially the A. vera, A. Senegal, and A. Arabica. They are Fig. 27. thorny shrubs, or trees, growing in the deserts of Arabia, Africa and India. The gum exudes spontaneously and ...

... solution, as vehi- cles for other medicines. Gum Arabic. (Acacia, U. S.)—Product of several species of Acacia, especially the A. vera, A. Sene- Fig. 27. gal, an&A.Arabica. They are thorny shrubs, or trees, growing in the deserts of Arabia, Africa, and India. The gum exudes spontaneously and ...

... the others, but without further distinction. I. GUM ARABIC.—Acacia. U.S., Lond., Dub. — Gummi Acaci^e. Ed. Origin. This is the concrete exuded juice of different species of Acacia, thorny shrubs or trees, growing in various parts of Africa and Arabia. The Acacia vera and A. Arabica have been ...