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the leeob.es have removed the neoessarj quantity of blood, 

 sprinkle a small quantity of salt upon their heads to make them 

 drop off. Put the gorged leeches upon some dry bran, put a little 

 oil and salt upon their mouths and then strip them. Pat them 

 next in fresh water and, if they are lively, they will live and may 

 be need again ; but if they are languid, they will soon die and they 

 should therefore be at onoe thrown away. The part upon which 

 the leeches have been is to be smeared with honey, cold water and 

 astringent substances. In other cases poultices may be applied." 



LAC. 





Sans* ^JTisrT, Ldkshd Vem. Lakh, Hind, Gdtd, Beng. 



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The lac insect ( Coccus lacca ). has been known to the Hindus 

 from a very ancient period. The Butea frondosa is called Ldkshd 

 iaru or lac plant in Sanskrit, this being the principal tree in which 

 lac is said to be produced. The fluid lac-dye obtained bj dissol- 

 ving the orushed stick lac in water is called Alakta. It is used in 

 colouring silk. Cotton coloured with this dje and pressed into 

 flat circular pieces is sold in the bazars under the name of A'Ud 

 and is used in painting the hands and feet of Hindu female**. 

 Shell-lac is used in the preparation of sealing wax, varnish for 

 carpenters and ornaments for women. Shell- lac, finely powdered, 

 half-a-tola, mixed with honey and prepared in the form of an 

 electuary is given in HjEcaatemesis. 1 A decoction of shell-lac is 

 much used in the preparation of several medicinal oils, suoh as 

 LdksMdi taila, Ghandanddi taila, Angdraka taila, etc. 



Lakshdditaila? Take of shell lac two seers, water sixteen seers, 



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