Materia medica of Hindoostan, and artisan's and agriculturalist's nomenclature / by Whitelaw Ainslie.

  • Whitelaw Ainslie
Date:
1813
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Credit: Materia medica of Hindoostan, and artisan's and agriculturalist's nomenclature / by Whitelaw Ainslie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    'MANDRAKE PLANT. Ustrung (P ERS.) Lucknnina luckmvncc ATllOi'A MANDKAGOUA, Lsn. (Aeab.) mrdurn gtat (fIiND,)~- ■— Caai-jvoiie (Tam.) ——■» The root of tliis p'ant was formerly an article of the Rrltisb Materia Medica, but has, for some years past, been exploded. The leaves are still sometimes etn])loyfcd in prepar- in'g anodyne fuinentations. The Arabians place the root, which they call UmuI ul Loofuk, amongst (heir and also suppose it to he of use as an Anti* spasmodic. What of it is found in these provinces is probably brought from Persia or Arabia, MARJORAM, SWEET. Mhzunjoosh MAJORANA. Lin. (Arab.) ORIGANUM /rUis article, from having a place in the Ulfaz Udw'iych, '.vould appear to he known in the most northern parts of Hindoostan. The Arabians place it amongst their Mohtiilbt (Discutieii lia) Jt is common in lower India, and is called hv the Tamools Afnrrto, and in Diikhanie Alurwa. Fiem its sweet smell, it is a favorite plant in the Hindoo ceremonies, and is considered by the Native Doctors as cephalic. ^lASXICII. liootnic ^lusiihi f ^^ ^(Tkvi^ ■- MusCdki (Hinb. and Duk.) ——Ardk (.Arab.) lunneh (Pbrs.) l^PlSTAClA LENITSCUS. Lin. •Rootnie This substance is prescribed by ibe Vytians in such cases as require Corroborants ; and is highly esteemed by them, from a conviction that it possesses great balsamic powers. Jt is generally given in conjvmctiou with what they call Said mitrie (Salej>) which they conceive to be extremely nutritious. The Mahometan women of bigli rank use it as a masticatory to preserve their teeth, and sweeten the breath ; about which they shew just as much anxiety as the Ladies of the Seraglio at Constantinople, Mastich is brought to India from the island of Scios (1.) by way of the Red Sea. Sonniui (2.) tells us that, in Egypt, the smoke of Mastich is supposed to kill any sick person that inhales it. MELON, AVATER. Pitckeepullum [ fpps-i ii ii_jm ' 'Tttrbooze • , V (Hind, and Duk,)- ^—Mandeket (Malav.) •Bitcekhzicket (Arab.) ——Bdrbojee (Tbl.) - -- -CUCURBITA CITRULLUS. Lin. This the Natives consider as very cooling, and recommend it to be eaten by those whom they suppose have their habits heated by an acrid and irritating bile. MILK, (1.) See Dr. JF’ittmari s Travels in Turkey, yfsia-Afinor and Egypt, page 447.