ASP I DOS A MINE

n. ‘a’m-en. For deriv., see AsP I DO SPERM A and Amine. Fr., asp i dos a mine. Ger., Asp i do sam in. An alkaloid, CayHggNy0,, melting at about 100°., found in white quebracho bark, having emetic properties, (He e, “ Ann. d. Chem.,” cexi; ** m. Jour. and Trans.,” Mar. 25, 1882, p. 781; “Am, Jour, of Pharm.,” July, 1882, p. 366; Harmack and Hoffmann, “ Ztschr, f, klin. Med.,” viii, 6; “ Gaz. hebd. de méd. et de chir.,” Feb, 13, 1885, p. 113; A, 247.] *‘ASP I DO SPERM A (Lat.), n. n. A‘srn's)«pifda)(o?s?u‘rm- (spe?rm)'as. Gen., asp i do sperm’atos (-tis), From aoris, à shield, and omépya, à seed. Fr., asp me. genus of apocynaceous trees, established by Martius and Zuccarlni, Ing alternate leaves an having the flowers disposed in terminal cymes, with a 5- calyx, an Rca aos sub infundibuliform, 5-lobed corolla, 5 stamens inset into the middle of the corolla, with subse ile anthers and 2 ovaries with numerous ovules, The fruit is an obovate woody follicle with many membranaceous seeds. {B, 19.J—A. peroba. A Brazilian species the fruit of which is used medicinally. [* Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.,” xxxiil, p. 102 (B).]—A. quebracho [Schlechtendal]. Sp., quebracho blanco. A large evergreen tree of South America, furnishing the quebracho bark of commerce. The bark contains tannic acid, asp i do spermine, aspldospermatine, asp i dos a mine, que bra chine, que brach a mine, and hypo que bra chine. It is used chiefly as a remedy for dyspnoea, but also as à stomachic tonic. [A, 247,286.] Cf. QuEBRACHO.