Some account of the general and medical topography of Ajmeer / by Robert Hamilton Irvine.
- Date:
- 1841
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Some account of the general and medical topography of Ajmeer / by Robert Hamilton Irvine. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
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![Sunna maki, : Cassia senna. Senna leaves, imported via Pali and Delhie : much used as a purge : two seers for one rupee. Salep-raisri, : Orchis mascula: Salep root. Imported from Cabul and via Bombay : eaten as restorative and aphrodi- siac : the natives have tlie usual absurd ideas regarding it: the best sells for one rupee per tola. Sats-arila, : Flowers of the Kaiphul tree (Rhododendron puniceum). Have a pleasant scent: come from the Himalaya hills : used in hair raesalihs. Sungtaras, : Panpak : Steatile. Found in the hills about Aj- meer; and brought from Bombay ; women eat it in “ luddoo used in ointments. Sisa, : Sisu : Lead. The ore is found and worked in the hills at Ajmeer : the vitrified oxide is used in eye ointments : white and red lead are also used in ointments. Sambhal-khar, : Arsenious acid. Brought via Pali: there are three kinds, white (sankia), yellow (zurd), and red (soorkh) : is used in ointments as a counter-irritant: fakeers burn it in a certain mixture, which they then eat, and they declare that in consequence their naked bodies do not suffer from the cold in the winter : one seer costs six rupees. Sunkmuniya, : Convolvulus scammonia. Scammony is im- ported via Pali: used as a purge ; four raassee are given : one seer costs four rupees. Sathara, : Origartura (?) Sp. Leaves of a plant found about Ajmeer, are considered febrifuge and refrigerant. Singia moora : • Haldia moora. Roots that come mixed with haldi; they are acrid and poisonous, and are carefully separated. Sanda, ?]rr^T : A sort of Lizard. It is distilled, and the product appli- ed, by Mohammedans, to the penis : the reptile is also eaten as an aphrodisiac. Sugandh-kokla, 13^1 A small sweet-scented berry used in making scents, and as a refrigerant. Salburni, A small plant from Delhie, considered stimu- lant. Sufaid-chirmi, Sufaid goonchi: Soorookh goonchi. Red and white seeds of the varieties of Abrus precatorius : are bitter and reckoned stimulating : supposed to be poisonous. Suja-balnd, Pods of a plant from the Himalayas : astringent: one rupee per seer. are](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21976041_0159.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
