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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    use amongstcheGNative Practitionerg as a warne atid agreeable aromatic, They are also— sometimestbrought to India from Gamboia. a . | A : 2 CARROT. Carrot kalung ge rer 1, P Prione (Tam, )———— > Gajur (Duk... ann Hino.) ————Zstufleen, alsa’ Jexer (AaB) — —— Zirduk (Pens) ——-—-—DAUCUS CAROTA, Lin, ‘ e | e@ Carrots, which in the low provinces of the Southerf parts of the Peninsula, are only reared in the gardens of Europeans, and in those of a few rich Natives ;.are cultivated iw great abundance in the M:bratta and Mysore countries, where they are of a -snperier. quality, and are much eaten by the inhabitants. - ° Phe Arabians class Carrots amongst their Mobéhy&a (Apbrodisiaca). CASSIA LIGNEA, ZLawunga puttay ong gree LIL IL ODL (Tam.) Seleekhek (ARAB,)—= Darchinie Cstaeylo (Dux.) Tej (Hixp.) soon 7 wacha (SANS ) —— —— Cayoomanis (Maar): —s——Laprus CASSIA. Ling This is a faverite medicine of the Mahometan, as well as the Tamool, Practitioners, who consider it as a grateful and useful stomachic. Great part of that used in India K comes from the coast of Borneo, or from Ceylon, where it i$ called Dawul Curunodu,. It is, however, a natural product of India, and is found growing in abundance in the. woods of Cayara (1.)} and Malabar, in which first mentioned country it has get the name of Ticay. Its Hindoostanee appellation is Tejpa:, in Sanscrit it is Tamla patra, CASSIA BUDS, Sirndégape0 ge ny gm yy (TAM ) —-———— Feipatha Konpul hai 5 6 wuts ou (HinD.) MET he he Aires ah MAND Mom 9 CASSIA. Lix, With Cassia Buds the Vytians, and Hakeems (Mahometan Physicians), prepare fi stomachic iufusion which is a favorite remedy with them im many complaints. CASSIA . FISTULA. Konneykai Cosa ooresnrearus (Tan)———— Amullas (Dux. ann HIND.)- - Buckbur (Awas.) Kiyar chember (Pers.) —~———Dranguli (Sav) —m—— Suvernacd (Sans ) a Cacay (Can) = CASSIA FISTULA. Lin. This medicine seems to be weli known in many Eastern countries, The Native Praee titioners of India, consider it as a valuable laxsive ; and, like us, prescribe it in the form of electuary, ia cases of habitual costiveness ; the flowerof the plant is also employed im decoction for witid aud pain in the stomach. CASTOR, eo (.) Seeavery valuable work encitled A Journey from Madras through My ale Canara, and Malabar,” by Dr, &, Buchanan, Vol, 3d, puges 59—161, gc. ON?