REMIJIA

(Lat.), n. f. Ra-me'je-a3. Fr., r. A genus of tropical American cinchonaceous shrubs or small trees. [B, 121, 180 (a, 45).] R. bergenia i i a. A Brazilian tree the bark of which is bitter and mildly astringent. [A, 490; B, 180 (a, 35).] R. cujabensis. The quina de cujaba of Brazil. The bark is antiperiodic. [A, 490; B, 121 (a, 35).] R. ferruginea. Fr., quinquina ferrugineux. A Brazilian shrub the bark of which, quina da serra, or quina de remijo. is used in Brazil in place of cinchona, though le active. According to some authors, it grows also in Colombia, and yields cuprea-bark. [B, 180 (a, &*>).] Of. R. pedunculata and R. purdieana. R. firmula. A species growing along the Rio Negro. [A, 490.] R. Hilarii. Fr., quinquina de Remije. A Brazilian species. The bark, quina de remijo, is used like that of R. ferruqinea. It is said to yield a part of the cuprea-bark of commerce. [B, 121, 173, 180 (a, 35).] R. inacrocnemia. Ger., langschieniger Fieberrindenbaum. A species found along the Amazon and Japura rivers. The bark is used as a febrifuge. [B, 180 (a, 35).] R. pedunculata. A South American species. According to Triana, this and R. purdieana are the only sources of cuprea-bark. [B, 5 (a, 35).] R. purdieana. A species with the habitat of R. pedunculata, furnishing a variety of cuprea-bark containing cinchona mine. [B, 5 (a, 35).] R. Vellozii. A Brazilian shrub. Its bark is used like that of R. ferruginea. According to some, it is found also in Columbia, and yields a part of the cuprea-bark of commerce. [B, 5, 121, 180 (a, 35).] [s. 389]