Semecarpus Anacardium
The marking nut tree of India. The thick,
fleshy receptacle bearing the fruit is of a yellow color when
ripe, and is roasted and eaten. The unripe fruit is employed in
making a kind of ink. The hard shell of the fruit is
permeated by
a corrosive juice, which is used on external bruises and for
destroying warts. The juice, when mixed with quick-lime, is used
to mark cotton or linen with an indelible mark. When dry it forms
a dark varnish, and among other purposes it is employed, mixed
with pitch and tar, in the calking of ships. The seeds, called
Malacca beans, or marsh nuts, are eaten, and are said to stimulate
the mental powers, and especially the memory; and finally they
furnish an oil used in painting.
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