The constituents of the leaves and stems of Davesia latifolia / by Frederick Belding Power and Arthur Henry Salway.

  • Power, Frederick B. (Frederick Belding), 1853-1927
Date:
1914.]
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Credit: The constituents of the leaves and stems of Davesia latifolia / by Frederick Belding Power and Arthur Henry Salway. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LXXVI1I.—The Constituents of the Leaves and Stems of Daviesia latifolia. By Frederick Belding Power and Arthur Henry Salway. Daviesia latifolia, R. Br. (Nat. Ord. Legumiiiosae), is a shrub which attains a height of about 60 to 90 cm. It is indigenous to Victoria, Australia, mostly south of the dividing range, where it is generally found on small mountain ridges, but is also said to occur in parts of Tasmania and New South Wales. In the districts where it grows it is known as the “Native Hop Bush,” a designa¬ tion which is supposed to have been given it on account of the bitter taste of the leaves, which resembles that of the hop, rather