Ophiorrhiza Mungos
A plant belonging to the cinchona family, the roots of which are reputed to cure snake bites. They are intensely bitter, and from this circumstance they are called earth-galls by the Malays.
A plant belonging to the cinchona family, the
roots of which are reputed to cure snake bites. They are intensely
bitter, and from this circumstance they are called earth-galls by
the Malays.
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