Simaba Cedron
A native of New Grenada, where it attains the size
of a small tree, and bears a large fruit containing one seed; this
seed, which looks like a blanched almond, is known in commerce as
the cedron. As a remedy for snake bites
it has been known from
time immemorial in New Grenada. It is mentioned in the books of
the seventeenth century. Recently it has obtained a reputation as
a febrifuge, but its value as an antidote to the bites of snakes
and scorpions is universally believed, and the inhabitants carry a
seed with them in all their journeyings; if they happen to be
bitten by any venomous reptile they scrape about two grains of the
seed in brandy or water and apply it to the wound, at the same
time taking a like dose internally. This neutralizes the most
dangerous poisons.
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