Chiococca

Chiococca, a genus of Cinchonaceæ, of which two species in particular, C. anguifuga and C. densifolia, the former a trailing herb, the latter a bushy shrub, enjoy a high reputation in Brazil as cures for snake-bites and in the treatment of dropsy. An infusion of the root is one of the most violent emetic and drastic medicines known, but it is happily no longer used in Europe.