Materia medica of Hindoostan, and artisan's and agriculturist's nomenclature / [Sir Whitelaw Ainslie].

  • Whitelaw Ainslie
Date:
1813
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Credit: Materia medica of Hindoostan, and artisan's and agriculturist's nomenclature / [Sir Whitelaw Ainslie]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    9 5 0.44) eo 06 : . ; 4 vast tee? y ORS ps0 Tog | di yen : - jitsu wae a « This article (1.) is ia conimon use amongst the Martre Practitioners, who prescrive it, as we do, as a psrge; it, is’also applied ektesnally round the eye, in cases of chavniv» ophthalmia’ The Vytians (Temsdl Doctors) administey it, when toasted, in certain 2owel affections,to which women are subject soc after lying-in., What ifgenerally met? with? in the bazars of this vountry sis either prepared in these provinces, of is brought from the Coast of Africa ; the latter (2.) is not inferior to that of Barbadoes or Jamaich In - Hindoostanie the plant whigh produces Aloegjis called Ghicumar,; in Cauarese, Ravana méshid; in Tamools, Malay kaftalay, and in Sanserit, Taruni, : Pucks ; v : ; ALUM, Paddicarum, 3, 0.8 Bir TLo UT ate?) sa Patladureie 535 wre) (Dox. ann Hinv,)————Shub (AnAs,) —————Shub yemence -(Pans.) <——— ALUMEN. ; 3 This grticle, though scarce, is found in some parts of upper Hindoostan; but that which is commonly met with in India, is brought from China, aud is preferable to the Alam of Jeypoure The ingenious and indefatigable Captain Arthur of the Madras ‘Engineer cerps, and whom shalf*have occasion frequenily to mention in this work, informs-me, that be has discovered Alum in ‘Travancoie, in a soft, dark «coloured, laminated, earthy matter, (similar, perhaps, to whar has been cailed hy some mineralogists Scale), containing also Sulpbur-in the state of sulphuret of iron. ‘This fossile is weil known in Kurope to be often found in connection with coal; «which, however, .as far as has yet been observed, it does not appear to be inl the present instauce.. (3,) ’ B) vy Ath, | ¥ AMBER. Untir LOL AW (Tam) mg — Kia ooba Ls er Goer... Hanns AND PERSe)—memm= Lukilreeyoon (ARAB) SUC. CINUM. Ambar (Matay.) Amber hae been found in the Deccan of -a°fine quality, ‘but it is very searce, ‘I have also been informed that itis occasionally met within Vravancere The greater part of what we have in India, is-brought from Japan, where it is called Mamdbu. Copal is often soldja the bazars under the name of Amber, and is deceitfuily made into necklaces by the jewellers. ‘It is a curious fact that Mr, Brydone mentions his having discovered @ similar imposition in Sicily. See-article Copal in Section 4th of this’Catalogue, Amber {Dux. anv Hinp,) AMBRAGHISKA: . 3 This substance is sometimes found floating in the‘Indian seas, or adhering to rocks amongst the Eastern islands, and is an article of commerce from New Guinea, It is a!so. to Shahboo (ARaB.) Ambara . (Sans.) —_—_—s (l.) The Arabians class it amongst their Mofeshyat (Carminativz ) (3.) Captain Arthur has further informed me that, at certain depths in the soil, under _ the Shéistus, are discovered many distinct fragments of charcoal; a circum tance which bezdé him to conjecture that the bed, in which the mineral is found, is of vegetable n1igt4; and we know that it has been ascertained by Vauguelin and others that, in what is terine ed ¢he Alum ore of La Tolfa, Potass is found in considerable quaniity. . 4
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