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thickly with their fallen corollas. Native women and children 

 collect them and separating the orange coloured tubes from the 

 white petals, dry them in the sun and preserve them for dyeing 

 their clothes a beautiful buff or orange colour. 



The leaves ard used in medicine. They are regarded as useful 

 in fever "and rheumatism. The fresh juice of the leaves is given 

 with honey in chronic fever. 1 Some preparation of iron is also 

 generally given along with it. A decoction of the leaves prepared 

 over a gentle fire is recommended by several writers as a specific 

 for obstinate sciatica. 2 



JASMINUM GRANDiFLORUM, Linn. 



Sans. 5TF?t, Jdti. Vern. Chdmeli, Hind. 



The fragrant flowers of Jasminum grandiflorum are used for 

 preparing a scented oil, which is considered cooling, and is much 

 used by the richer natives for anointing their bodies before 

 bathing. The leaves of this plant are used medicinally in skin 

 diseases, ulcers in the mouth, otorrhoea, etc. and enter into the 

 composition of numerous prescriptions for these diseases. 



The fresh juice of the leaves is applied to sbfc corns between 

 the toes. 3 In ulcerations or eruptions in the mucous membrane 

 of the mouth, the leaves are recommended to be chewed. 4 An 

 oil prepared with the juice of the leaves is poured into the ear in 



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JASMINUM SAMBAC, Willd. Sans. ^^\ Vdnhiki. Vern. 

 Bel, Beng. Hind. The properties of this plant are said to resemble 

 those of Jasminum grandiflorum. 





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