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medicine?. The oleo-restn or orude turpentine is used in the 

 preparation of plasters, ointments and pastiles for fumigation. 

 It is applied to buboes and abscesses for promoting absorption. 

 The following is an example of a pastile oontaining crude 

 turpentine. Take of crude turpentine, bdellium, wood of 

 Aquilaria Agallocha (aguru), and resin of Shorea robusta % and 

 make into pastiles. These are used for fumigating unhealthy 

 and painful ulcers. 1 



CEDRUS DEODARA, Loud. 



Pinus Deodar a , Booth. 

 Sana. ???t^, Devaddru. Vem. Deoddr % Hind. 



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The aromatic wood of this elegant pine is considered oar- 

 minative, diaphoretic, diuretic and useful in fever, flatulence, 

 inflammation, dropsy, uiinary diseases, etc* It is ohiefly used in 

 combination with other medicines. The following is an example 

 of a diuretic mixture containing this drug. . Take of devaddru 

 wood, root of Moringa pterygosperma (sigru) and Achyranthes 

 aspera (apdmdrga ), one drachm each and reduoe to a paBte with 

 cow's urine. This composition is given in ascites. 1 " 



NAT. ORDER PALMACE/E. 



COCUS NUCIFERA, Linn. 

 Sans. snft^T, Ndrikela, Vem. Ndrial, Hind. Ndrikel, Beny 

 The numerous economical uses of this valuable tree are fully 

 detailed in standard works. I will refer only to suoh of them as 

 are mentioned in Sanskrit medical works. The water of the 

 unripe fruit is described as a fine-flavoured, cooling, refrigerent 

 drink useful in thirst, fever and urinary disorders. The tender 

 pulp of the fruit is said to be nourishing, cooling and diuretic 

 The pulp of the ripe frnit is hard and indigestible but is used 



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