SCHINUS.
Schinus molle, Linn.
Natural order
, Anacardiaceæ.
Common names
. This evergreen shrub, a
native of Mexico and South America, is frequently cultivated in Southern
California under the names “Pepper tree,” “Chili
pepper,” etc.
Preparation
, Tincture of the berries.
Authorities.
1,
Dr. P. W. Poulson, Med. Invest., 1875, 1, p. 449, Miss — ate three or
four berries after dinner; 2,
effects on Dr. P. of eating leaves and berries.►
She was shortly after attacked with
pain in the bowels and long-continued vomiting. She expressed herself to
me, “It was if all my bowels should be emptied out.” When the
gastric symptoms abated a little, a profuse diarrhœa continued all
night. The vomiting was extremely painful, but the diarrhœa was
painless, [1]. ► Heartburn, dryness of the œsophagus and
breath, rolling and flatulence of the bowels, and a griping sensation in
the liver; also a kind of drawing sensation as in the spinal cord and
cerebellum, [2].® 2000
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