252 SANSKRIT MATERIA MEDINA. 



(Watt.) The roots of Bombax Malabaricum and Asparagus raccmosus 

 are sometimes sold by the native druggists of Calcutta under the 

 name of suffed muslL These articles have however separate 

 names and are not designated by the name of suffed musli in any 

 native medical work. On the contrary a white variety or tdlamuli 

 or musali is, as already noticed, mentioned in the Raja nirghantu. 1 

 The tubers of Curculigo orchiotdss become when dry, translucent 

 like ambar. The dried roots were probably considered a separate 

 variety, namely, the white by the ancients. ^ 



NAT. ORDER AROIDE^E. 



ACORU3 CALAMUS, Linn. 





The aromatic rhizome or root-stock of Acorns Calamus is 

 considered emetic in large doses, and stomachic, carminative and 

 nervine in smaller doses. 



As an emetic it is administered in do3es of about eighty 

 grains with half a seer of tepid salt-water. 2 The following is an 

 example o£ a prescription for dyspepsia containing this drug. 

 Take of Acorns Calamus root, assafcetida, at is, long pepper, black 

 pepper, ginger, chebulio myrobalan and sonchal salt equal parts ; 

 powder and mix. Dose, about half a drachm. 3 As a stimulant 

 or nervine it is nsed in combination with other medicine in low 

 fevers, epilepsy and insanity. 



AMORPHOPHALLUS CAMPANULA!!^, Blunie. 



Syn, Arum * < < mpanulatum, llovb. 



Sans. ns* t Surana, *fa, Olla. Vem. ol, Bmg. Hind. 



The Amorphophallus cdmpanulatm is cultivated for the sake 



of its tubers, which are cooked and eaten by the natives like yams 



or potatoes. The tubers oontain an acrid juice wtteh should be 



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