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NAT. ORDER ANACARD1ACE/E, 



RHUS SUCCEDANEA, Linn. 



Sans. **f33?^ Karkatasringi. . 

 Vern. Kdkrdsringi, Beng. Kakarsing, Hind. 



The horn-like excrescences caused by insects on the branches 

 of Rhus Succedanea are called karkatasringi. They "are large, 

 hollow, thin-walled, generally cylindrical, tapering to either 

 extremity." They are considered tonic, expectorant and useful in 

 cough, phthisis, asthma, fever, want of appetite and irritability of 

 stomach. Dose, about twenty grains. This medicine is much 

 used in cough, in combination with other drugs for the disease. 

 The following is an example. 1 Take of karkatasringi, root of 

 Clerodendron S iphonantlius (brahmayashti), raisins, ginger, long 

 pepper and Curcuma Zedoaria (sotf), equal parts, powder and mix. 

 Duse, about thirty grains with treacle or honey, in dry cough. In 

 catarrhal fever with difficult breathing a powder composed of 

 equal parts of karkatasringi, bark of Myrica sapida {katphala), and 

 long pepper is recommended to be given in doses of about a 

 drachm, with honey. 2 The following called Sringyddi churna is 

 much esteemed as a cough linctus for children. Take of 

 karkatasringi, tit%s t and long pepper, equal parts ; powder and make 

 into a linctus with honey. 3 



MANGIFERA INDICA, Linn. 



Sans. <qra, Amra. Vern. Am. Beng. Hind. 



The Mango is well known as the most delicious of Indian 

 fruits. The ripe fruit is somewhat laxative and useful to persons 



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