THE DRUGS OF SIRSI AND KAPPAT HILLS. 579 



Purgative. 



Terminalta chebula (Comhretacesd) j The powder of the seeds is 



catiqipa ( do, ) ■ given in hot water before 



PhjjlUinthua enihVca (ExxTphoxh\9.ce9i) ... ' going to bod. 



Watt. Vol VI, Part IV, p. 32.— The so-called triphal is used extensively 

 with other medicines in almost all diseases. 

 Artemisia vulgarh {y'om^o?,\isi). — The decoction of seeds is administered at 

 night before going to bed. 



Watt. Vol. I. p. 327. — The drug is stomachic, tonic and febrifuge. 

 Malaja States Bulletin No. 6, p. 203.— The drug is useful for colic. 

 Balioxpermum axil/are (Euphorbiaceaj). — Small quantities of root when taken 

 internally cause purging. 



Watt Vol I. p. 364. — Seeds are purgative. 

 ' Acacia obora/a {hegummosx). — A powder made of the leaves mixed with 

 ginger is taken befoie going to bed. 



Watt. Vol. I, p. 53. — The drug is purgative. 



Cholera. 



Chalcrtlni (Vern.). — Lemon juice in which the root is rubbed is given to lick. 

 Aristolochia indica (Aiistolochiaceae). — The root is similarly used. 



Watt. Vol. I, p. 315. — Stem and root are used for snake and scorpion bites 

 internally and externally. It also produces abortion. 



Rheumatism. 



Terminalia chebula (Combretace^). — The fruits are put in hot ash, and 

 taken out whea suliiciently scorched ; they are then rubbed in the juice of 

 Agace americana leaves, heated ; and the resulting liquid is rubbed over the 

 body especially on the affected parts. 



Watt. Vol. VI, Part IV, p. 32. — The drag is alterative, tonic, laxative and 



stomachic ; it is also used in coughs, asthma and intestinal diseases. 



Sida retusa (Malvaceae). — Tiie cooked pulp of the leaves is administered 

 daily, 



Vitex nergundi (Verbenacese). — A liniment made from the leaves boiled 

 with sesamum oil is rubbed over the joints. 



Watt. Vol. VI, Part IV, p. 248.— The root is tonic, febrifuge and e.xpec- 



torant ; and the leaves are aromatic and vermifuge. 



Pothas scandens (Aroideaej. — Cakes from the stem crushed with rice and 

 udid {Phaseolus munjo) and fried in ghee are admmLstered with seeds of 

 Cuminum cijminuin and butter of the she-bufl'alo. 



Poisons. 



Strijchnos nux-vomica (Loganiaceae).— The seeds with sweet oil act as a 

 poison. 



Watt. Vol. VI, Part III, p. 379. — Ser^ds arc used for dyspepsia and 

 diseases of the nervous system. On the Malabar coast the root is used for 

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