cusp aria bark

Pharm.: Cuspariæ cortex. The bark of Galipea cusparia, order Rutacea, Angustura-bark tree growing in tropical South America. It is imported in straight pieces, more or le incurved at the sides, from half a line to a line in thickne , pared away at the edges, epidermis mottled-brown or yellowish-gray, inner surface yellowish-brown, flaky, breaks with a short fracture; the taste is bitter and slightly aromatic. The cut surface examined with a lens usually exhibits numerous white points or minute lines. The inner surface touched with nitric acid does not become blood red, which distinguishes it from Strychnos nux vomica , or false Angustura-bark. Cusparia-bark is used to prepare Infusum cuspariæ . It is an aromatic stomachic, given in cases of atonic dyspepsia, diarrhea, and dysentery, also in convalescence from acute diseases. cus-pär-I-ě-æ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. cuspari ( a ), and fem. pl. adj. suff. -eœ.] Bot.: A tribe of Rutacese, the type Cusparia (q.v.). cus-par-ine, s. [Mod. Lat. cuspar(ia); Eng. suff. -ine.] Chem.: A crystalline substance contained in cusparia-bark. It is soluble in alcohol. †cus-pā-těd, a . [Lat. cusp ( is ) = a point, and Eng. suff. -ated.] Bot.: The same as CusPIDATED (q.v.).