MICHEL I A

(Lat.), n. f. Me-ke"l'ia-as. From Michel i. an Italian botanist. Fr., michel i a. Ger., Michelle. A genus of trees of the tribe Magnolieae. by Baillon made a section of the genus Magnolia. [B, 42, 48, 121, 173, 180 (a, 35).] M. Cathcartii. A species indigenous to Sikkim, allied to M. champaca. [B, 185 (a, 35).] M. champaca. Fr., michel i a champac. Ger., wohlriechende Michelie. Mai., chempacam. Beng., chunipa, chumpaka, champ a. The chumpaca-tree of India, champ-wood, fragrant champac, pandoil-plant; a stimulant species found in Champa (or Tsiampa), a province of Annam. The bitter aromatic bark is used as a febrifuge, and the bitter acid root-bark as an emmenagogue, and externally in absce es. The fragrant flowers, beaten up with oil, are applied in foetid nasal catarrh. The fruits are said to be edible, and their seeds are used to destroy vermin. [B, 19, 121, 172, 173, 180, 185, 275 (a, 35).] M. excels a. A lofty tree growing in the Himalaya Mountains; a very aromatic species having the same properties as the M. champaca but much le used than the latter. [B, 197, 212, 267 (a, 35).] M. glauca. A variety of M. nilagirica. [B, 496 (a, 35). 1 M. gracilis. A species having a camphoraceous odor. [B, 19 (a, 35).] M. kisnpa. A tree growing in the Him a lay as with a gray bark and the young parts clothed with appre ed grayish It is not so much employed as the M. champaca, but gubescence.as the same properties as the latter. [B, 212, 267 (a, 35).] M. longlfolia. A species found in Java, resembling M. champaca in appearance and properties. [B, 180 (a, 35).1 M. montana. A Java species having a medicinal bark resembling cascarilla-bark. [B, 19, 180 (a, 35).] M. nilagirica, M. pnlnnyensis. An East Indian species. The bark is used as a febrifuge, and yields an aromatic e ential oil. The root-bark is used in uterine disorders. [B, 172. 496 (a. 35); " Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xxxvi (a, 14); "Lancet," Nov. 6, 1886, p. 889.] M. Rheedil. A species identified by Hooker with M. chnmpaca. The flowers of the variety found in India (where it is considered entirely distinct from M. chnmpaca), when boiled in oil, are used in headache and in affections of the eyes. [" Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xxi (a, 14).] M. nericea, M. suaveolens. See M. champaca. M. Walker i. A Ceylon variety of M. nilagirica. The bark is used medicinally. [B, 496 (a, 35).] [s. 776]