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and nervous debility. The fresh juice of the plant, in doses of 

 about an ounce, is given, with the addition of honey and pdchak 

 root, in all sorts of insanity. 1 A paste made of the entire plant, 

 including roots and flowers, is recommended to be taken with milk 

 as a nervine and alterative tonic. 2 The following compound 

 powder is used in similar cases. Take of gidanclia, Achyranthes 

 aspera (apdmdrga), bdberang, pdchak root, root of Asparagus 

 racemosus (satamuli), Acorus Calamus (vachd ), chebulic myro* 

 balan, and Oanscwa decussata, in equal parts ; powder and mix. 

 It is said that the use of this powder for three days will enable a 

 student to learn by rote a thousand couplets of poetry. 3 



NAT. ORDER BIGNONiACE/E. 



' CALOSANTHES INDICA, Bl. 



Syn. Bignonia Indica, Linn. 



Sans, a^ •»!<*, Syondka. *rcf, Aralu. 



Vem. Ndsond, Beng. Arlu, Hind. 



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root-bark is used in medicine. It is considered astringent, tonic, 

 and useful in diarrhoea and dysentery. It is also an ingredient of 

 dasamtda ( see Dcsmodium gangeticum ), and is thus largely used 

 in a great variety of disease. The tender fruits are described as 

 grateful, carminative and stomachic. 





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