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

  • Whitelaw Ainslie
Date:
1813
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    P ; Me Gg ; Sia 4 * ; oes i as? Gat. 1, Seee}.] _ OE.HINDOOSTAN. . go fo 8 By . , rey ar i pe : e) “a 4 4 : bay. 4 « ~ > 2° medicine, and that it could be brought dp. any... uantity,, with so little’ trouble: from ‘China, The Hakeems avebetier, acquainted ’withit than the Vytians.;, which ig,” ne aeuht, owing tothe knowledge the former have of Arabic and Pewian books, in, whjch they find its good qualities well appreciated ; andare also told that: it is onescf? those articles which were first introduced into medical practise bythe Arabian Physiciaas. (1) ee SP Age an ee : . ° ® 2 ROSE, Goolabu-poo. Sr jrsiy (Ta )—— Goclathe peal Jsghody (Dus.) ——~— Aud (Anaz.) . | Gud (PERS )—— mee A/dwar: (Maray) ——-——ROSA CENTIFOLIA. Lix. | ® Roses of delightful fragrance grow, with a little care, in the Jower provinces of India; where, however, no rose water is prepared, This is commonly brought from the mcre northern parts. of Hindoostan, and from Persia, The Hakeems: sometimes prepare, dike ‘us, a kivd of Conserve with rose leaves and sugar, which they consider as cooling aud stomachic, : |, ROSIN, COUNTRY, OR. DAMMER, Coongiliiua- @rmePaosSiajio (TAM) Litoo (Maray) ————CHLOROXYLON DUPADA, Bucus. Of the substance usually termed Dammer by the English in India, there sare jchree sorts to be met with in the bazars, called in Tamool &xlluy.Coongilliun, Carpoo Coongilliym, and Noray-. Coongillium,; in other words, White,: Black, and Coarse,” Dammer. It much resembles the Rosin obtained from the pine, both in appearance and natural qualities; and, would seem to be common in many Asiatic countries,:as I per= ceive it is to be found iv great abundance in: Sumatra,.in Java, on several: of the Sooloo- islands, andiuthe Malaya peniasula. ‘There are, no doubt, different:kinds:of it, ‘some’ of which may he the produce of a species of Pinus ; (2,) but what is usually exposed for ale in the lower provinces of Hiudoestan, is got amongst the mountains which separate Travancore from the, Madara district,: Doctor Buchanan first. bestowed: upon: the tree the scientific appellation of Chlororylo% Dupada, an account of whieh may be seen in his ‘* Journey through Mysore, Canara, and Malabar,” Whether this tree bears any resemblance to that which produces. Dammeraon, Amboyna, d cannot says Tlie seailer may fiud a minute description of the last: mentioned, by referring to Rumphiusy ° Tom 2d, Lib. 3d, Cap. 9tb.,, I shall only, turther.observe, that.the Lamool.name‘of vbe ° Indian Dammer tree is Chadecuda.: The Malayalum appellation is, Payanw.:. » RUE, AA o0dé 24S (Tam.) ———— Suddép Cl Ans (Ansz. Pans, AND (Ops) (1.) See Histoire de la Méde:ine par le Clerc, page 771. Bit = (2) Sonnerat tells us that pitch is common at Pegu, and we krow that Dr, Buchonan sew.d,pine tree ut, dpa; nays llr, Sy mes telisius that the mame ofthe pine tree there \ | is Voetiyo, andthat the Natives. celyatly:erinack Turnentiner from it. -Sce: Syme ati = Limbussy .o «dua, Fob, 2d, pages 373, 374, - . v i, = © vais
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