ANDA
\ˈandə], \ˈandə], \ˈa_n_d_ə]\
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Native name of a tree of Brazil. An oil-Oil of Anda-is obtained from the seeds by pressure, 50 to 60 drops of which act as a cathartic. The fruit is an oval nut, containing two seeds. These have the taste of the chestnut; but are strongly cathartic, and even emetic. The shell is astringent, and is used as such in diarrhoea, etc.
By Robley Dunglison
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