Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1917 — Source of Nux Vomica. [ARTICLE]

Source of Nux Vomica.

With the exception of Ceylon, which exports a limited quantity of nux vomica, British India Is said to supply the world. Nux vomica seeds and pickings are obtained from the plumllke fruits of the tree. The fruit Is collected and the seeds washed out and dried In the sun, or the seeds are simply gathered from the ground, but in the latter case they have little commercial value. In the forests of Nellore, where the tree is common, the seeds are washed out by a forest.tribe, the Yanadis, and a good price is obtained for them. Cochin nux vomica is collected in the dry deciduous forests at the foot of the Jravancore hills and is sold at a low figure to small native dealers, who send it to the merchants.