HOANG-NAN

(Chin.), n. In Cambodia, the bark of Strychnos gault her i an a; said by Planch on to be identical with false Angustura-bark. It contains strychnine and brucine. It is used in In do China as a remedy in rabies, leprosy, scrofula, and paralysis, and in the Paris hospitals as a tonic, stimulant, and antiparasitic. [B 46 (o, 39); B, 93 (a, 14); B, 121 (a, 35); Barthelemy, "Bull. gen. de ther.," Aug. 15, 1881 (B); "Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xxx i (a, 14).] [s. 347]