Artanthe Elongata
A plant of the pepper family, which furnishes
one of the articles known by the Peruvians as Matico, and which is
used by them for the same purposes as cubebs; but its chief value
is as a styptic, an effect probably produced by
its rough under
surface, acting mechanically like lint. It has been employed
internally to check hemorrhages, but with doubtful effect. Its
aromatic bitter stimulant properties are like those of cubebs, and
depend on a volatile oil, a dark-green resin, and a peculiar
bitter principle called _maticin_.
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