uirroxis OrcHioides. , 'J5i 



Bativallava pugapnka. It ia a confection made of betel-nuts boiled 

 in milk, with the addition of a number of aromatic and stimulant 

 substances supposed to have aphrodisiac properties. Sometimes 

 datura seeds and the leaves of Cannabis sativa are added to this 

 confection when it is called Kdmesvara modaka. 



Betel-nuts are also used as vermifuge. Dose, one-fourth tola 

 rubbed into a paste with 2 tolas of fresh lemon juice. 



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PBXKNIX SYLVESTRIS, Eoxb. Sans. 13^ Kharjura. 

 Vcrn. Khejur, Beng. Hind. The Phoenix sylvestris is indigenous to 

 India and ia cultivated for the Bake of its sweet sap which is 

 manufactured into yur or jagari. The imported fruits of Phoenix 

 dactylifera are used medicinally as demulcents and expectorants. 



NAT. ORDER HYPOXIDE/E. 



HYPOXIS ORCHIOIDES. 



>Sy». Gurculi'jo orchioidv*, tlacrtn. 

 Sans. Jjq#, Mtishali, nn*T*J#, Tdlamuli. Vern. Tdllura, Beng. 



Mushali 9 Hind. 



The tuberous roots of this plant are considered alterative, 

 tonic, restorative and useful in piles, debility and impotence. 

 Tliey enter into the composition of several medicines intended to 

 act as aphrodisiaos and restoratives. The following is an example. 

 Take of the root of Asparagus racemosus (satdvari, ) Sphoeranthus 

 mollis (munditikd), gulancha, seeds of Butea frondosa (hastikarna), 

 and the tuberous roots of viushali % equal parts ; powder and mix. 

 Dose, about a drachm with honey or clariSed butter, in the 

 debility of old age. 2 The Raja nirghantu mentions two varieties 

 of nucshali, namely, white and black. The properties of the white 

 variety are said to be inferior to those of the black which is 

 preferred for use as an alterative tonic. Steuart says that the 

 black or siya musli is obtained from Anilema tuberosum. Horn. 



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