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The seeds, freed from impurities and rubbed into a paste, are 



boiled in milk and water, and the decoction is given in lumbago 

 and sciatica. 1 In pleurodynia, or pain in the sides, a deoootion 

 of the root is given with the addition of yavakshdra, (impure 

 oarbonate of potash). 2 The root of Ricinis communis enters into 

 the composition of various compound prescriptions for rheumatic 

 affections and diseases of the nervous system. 



In affections of the eyes, castor oil leaves and root are used in 

 a variety of forms and several prescriptions containing them are 

 given by mo9t writers. A decoction of the bark, leaves and root 

 of the plant, in goat's milk and water is recommended for use as 

 a wash in recent ophthalmia. 8 





MALLOTUS PHIUPPENSIS, AMU 



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Syn. Bottlera tinctoria $ Ro.rh. 



Sans. Trfm, Kampilla, ^?*nR, Rechanaka. 



Vem. Kamihi, Beng. KarnUW, Kamald, Hind. 



Roxburgh and Brandis give Pnnndga aa the Sanskrit for this 

 plant. Aa far as my information goes, Pnnndga is the Sanskrit 

 for Calophylhim inophyttum, a large tree of the Coromandel Coast 

 with beautiful white fragrant flowers and numerous stamens 

 arranged in rows. Kampilla is the red mealy powder covering 

 the capsules of M allot™ Philippensis. It is desoribed aa oathartio 

 and anthelmintic and ia ohiefly used to expel intestinal worms. 

 Kampilla powder given in doses of one tola with treacle, is eaid 

 to kill and expel all intestinal worms. 4 It enters into the 



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