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The seeds of Neliimbiurn speciosnm are eaten, raw. The small 

 seeds of Symphcea Lotus, called bheta, are fried in heated sand and 

 used as a light easily digestible food. The seeds of Euryale few 

 called makhinna in Sanskrit, are also used in the same manner, 

 and are regarded as light, invigorating food suited for sick people. 



The filaments of these plants are used medicinally. They 

 are considered astringent and cooling, and useful in burning of 



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the body, bleeding piles and menorrhagia. In bleeding piles the 

 filaments of the lotus are given with honey and fresh butter or 

 with sugar. 1 In menorrhagia the filaments of Kymphcea stellafa 

 are given with the addition of sonchal salt, nigella seeds, liquorioe 

 powder, curdled milk and honey. 2 A compound decoction is thus 

 prepared. 



VtpaUdl sritam} Take of the filaments of Symphcea Lotus, \. 



strtlata and Ht. rubra, of the white variety of NelwnUum speciomm 



and liquorice root, equal parts, in all, two boUs, and prepare a 



lecootion in the usn.nl way. This decoction is said to be useful in 



thirst, burning of tbo body, fainting, vomitii , hemorrhage fr >m 

 the internal organs, and bleeding from the womb during gestation. 



A cooling application^ for external use is prepared as follows. 

 Take of the filaments and leaf -stalks of tfeh ibmm speciosnm, 

 Nymphs* stellata, and Xymphcw hotw and of red sandal wood, 

 equal parts, and rub them together into a thin paste with cold 

 water. This is applied to the forehead in cephalalgia. A paste 



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