166 SANSKRIT MATERIA MEDICA. 



Medicine, as an aromatic adjunct. They are regarded as light, 

 cooling, stomachic, digestive and useful in thirst, vomiting, flatu- 

 lence, colic, etc. An infusion of cloves is given to appease thirst- 1 

 The following pill, called Ghatuhsama vati, is commonly used in 

 indigestion. Take of cloves, ginger, djoivan and rock &alt, equal 

 parts, and make into eight- grain pills. 



NAT. OROER. LYTHRACE/E. 



WOODFORDIA FLORIBUNDA, Salisb. 



Syn, Grislea tomentosa, Boxb. 



Sans. 3T?T#, Dhdtaki. *fin*T* Agnijvala. 

 Vern. Dlidiphul, Beng. LMi, Hind. 



The Sanskrit synonyms of this beautiful flowering Bhrub well 

 describe some of its prominent characters. It is oalled Tdmra- 

 puthpi or red flowered, on account of its bright red permanent 

 calyx, and Guchchhapushpi or having clusters of blossoms, on 

 account of its numerous small flowerp, which give it a gaudy 

 appearance. From the circumstance of its being common in 



The dried flowers of Woodfordia fl 



born 



stimulant and astringent and are much used, in combination with 



semorr 



Two drachms of the dried flowers are given with curdled milk in 

 dysentery, and with honey in menorrhagia. 5 In the dysentery of 



children 



to be criven 



in 



the form of powder or decoction with the addition of honey. 



Symplocos racetnosa 



■Ifordia floribunda 



officinalis (gajapipul) 



onia odarata (b 



in all, and prepare a decoction in the usual way. 3 



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