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Kigelia Pinnata

This plant is interesting from the circumstance of its being held sacred in Nubia, where the inhabitants celebrate their religious festivals under it by moonlight, and poles made of its wood are erect...

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This plant is interesting from the circumstance

of its being held sacred in Nubia, where the inhabitants celebrate

their religious festivals under it by moonlight, and poles made of

its wood are erected as symbols of special veneration before the

houses of their great chiefs. The fruits, which are very large,

when cut in half and slightly roasted, are employed as an outward

application to relieve pains.



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