BRYONIA AFRICANA
\bɹa͡ɪˈə͡ʊni͡əɹ ˌafɹɪkˈɑːnə], \bɹaɪˈəʊniəɹ ˌafɹɪkˈɑːnə], \b_ɹ_aɪ_ˈəʊ_n_iə_ɹ ˌa_f_ɹ_ɪ_k_ˈɑː_n_ə]\
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A South African plant, common amongst the Hottentots, which, in the form of decoction, acts simultaneously as an emetic, cathartic, and diuretic. It is used by the natives in cutaneous diseases, dropsy, and syphilis. The tincture is a powerful emetic and cathartic.-Thunberg.
By Robley Dunglison
