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seers and a half, water, sixty -four seefcs and boil till reduced to 

 one-fourth. To the strained decoction, add six seers and a quarter 

 of sugar anl again boil till reduced to the proper consistence for 

 an electuary ; then add the following substances in fine powder, 

 namely, ginger, long pepper, black pepper, cinnamon, cardamoms, 

 flowers of Mesua ferrea ( ndgakesara ), leaves called tejapatra, 

 nutmeg, bark of TerminaUa Arjuna, and cucumber seeds, each 

 sixteen tolas, bamboo-manna half a seer, and prepare an electuary. 

 It is given in doses of two tolas, in painful micturition, suppres- 

 sion of urine, bloody urine, calculous affections etc. 



NAT. ORDER. RUTACE£, 



CITRUS. 

 The different species of Citrus described by Sanskrit -writers 



are as follows. 





5T*fta, Jambira. Vem. Gordnebu, Beng. Citrus acuta. Tioxb. Var, 3 

 f%*ir^, Limpdka. Vem. Pdttnebu, Beng. do. do. 1 



f*p;*r, Nimbuka. Vem. Kagujinebu $ Beng. do. do. 



^5TTJ5, Vijapnra. Vem. Tabdnrbn, Beng. do. do. 7 



*TW3Tfe*FT, Madhrtkarkatikd, Vem. Millidnebu, Beng. do. 9 



*nrpgs% Matulunga. Vem. Chlwlonga nebu, Beng. Citrus medica. 

 W*m, Karund, Sans, and Beng. GitruB medica, variety of. 

 TFJTW, Nagaranga. Vern. Kamldnebu, Beng. C. Aurantium. 



The variety of ■ Citrus acida* called Jambira, yields the lemon 

 juice used in medicine. Limpdka or pa ti nebn is much used as a 

 sauce hy the natives. The fruits are cut vertically into two 

 pieces, and the fresh juice, squeezed out with the fiDgers, is 

 sprinkled on soup, ddl, curry etc. to which it imparts a pleasant 

 acid taste and agreeable flavour. A pickle of pdti nebu, in its own 

 juice, and salt is a popular and effectual medicine for indigestion 



Citrus acida is itself a variety of the Citrut medica of Linnaeus to which 

 species C. Limonum, C. Limetta and C. Lnmia are also reduced. 



