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The root-bark is enclosed within some leaves and a layer of 



bark 



olay and roasted. The juice expressed from this roasted 

 given in diarrhoea and dysentery with the addition of mocharasa 

 (gum of Bombax Malabarium) } 



In otorrhcea, Sarangadhara recommends the use of an oil 

 prepared by boiling, over a gentle fire, sesamum oil with a paste 

 made of the root-bark of Calosanthes Indica? 



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STEREOSPERMUM SUAVEOLENS, D. C. 



Syn. Bignonia suaveolens, Eoxb. 

 Sans. ?W$\ f PdtaU. Vern. Pdrul, Beng. Pad, Hind. 



This is a middle sized flowering tree, a native of Bengal. The 

 flowers are large, of a dark crimson oolonr and exquisitely 

 fragrant. Steeped in water they impart their fragrance to it. 

 Rubbed up with honey they are given to oheok hiccup. The 

 root-bark is an ingredient of dasamula (see Desmodiuvi gangeticum), 

 and is thus largely used in native medioine. It is regarded as 

 cooling, diuretic and tonic, and is generally used in combination 

 with other medioines. The ashes of this plant are used in the 

 preparation of alkaline water and oaustio pastes. 





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NAT. ORDER CONVOLVULACE/E. 



IPOMCEA TURPETHUM, JR. Br. 



Syn. Convolvulus, Turpethum, Roxb. 





faf*[, Trivrit f^rcT 



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Two varieties of trivrit are described by most writers, namely 



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