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pepper four parts, cardamoms, two parts, cinaraon one part, sugar 

 sixteen parts ; powder the ingredients and mix. Dose, about a 

 drachm with honey and clarified batter. This preparation given 

 in phthisis with pain in the sides, baBtnoptysie, loss of appetite and 

 burning of the hands and feet. 



CYNODON DACTYLON, Pers, Sans j£n f Durvd. Vern. 





Durbdy Beng. Dub, Hind. This elegant and most valiable grass 

 like many other meful vegetables, has a niche in the temple of the 

 Hindu religion. Medicinally the fresh juice of the leaves is con- 







sidered astringent, and is used as a snuff in epi&taxis. 1 The 

 bruised grass is a popular application to bleeding wounds. 



PRODUCTS OF FERMENATION AND 



DISTILLATION. 

 WINES AND SPIRITS. 



All fermented and distilled liquors causing intoxication, are 

 called Madya or Madird in Sanskrit. The following varieties are 

 mentioned by the later writer*. 



«rn*fNT, Mdddhika, or spirit distilled from grapeB. 



W&t, Khar jura, do. do. dates. 



ftft, Gaudi, do. do. trebde. 



*I, Sidhu, do. do. engar-cane juice. 



SU, Surd, do. do. rice. 



ft**,Kohala, do. do. barley. (m^fqwickn 



«^firar, MadhuliM, do. do. wheat. 



%$,Paishti, do. do. from different sorts of grain. 



V. 



*J^il*Ml8f, Madhuha ynis 



do. do. the flowers of 



tifolta 



*n*%* 



.J&mbava, do. do. ripe fruits of Eugenia Jambolana. 

 ^fT^ft. Kddambari. • do. do. flower* of Anthpcephalus 



Cadamba. 

 *T*&^, YalhaU, do. do. 

 IWNft, Vdruni is the fermeote< 

 ^f^^t, Akshiki or spirit fro; 



atid 



bark 





1 i* vfaritft ^t Systran *n*rfe*r: v*™^ * nf * 1 * T ~ 



^tfir^i 



huh*uui 



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