THE NATIVE TKEATIIENT OF DISEASES IN KASSAEA AND NEHiHHOrKHOOI) 27.j 
This treatment is maintained for 40 days, and usually a very old woman is the sole 
person allowed to wait on the patient. 
At the end of the 40 days he should be cured ; it the disease he still present, they 
consider that he will die. 
.\ finely-divided hrownish-hlack earth termed tureha' is sold in the Si'ik for syphilis. 
This is said to contain mercury, and is, supposed to come from a place near Goz Eegeh, 
on the River Athara. 
About one ounce of this earth is taken every night with milk seven to ten days running. 
They have the idea that a woman ouce infected, though apjiareutly free from the 
disease, may transmit it to her children ; but if a considerable time has elapsed since she 
has shown active symptoms of this disorder, and if care be taken not to w^ash the child born 
of her with water for 40 days after birth, then it will not develop symptoms of syphilis. 
(Umorrha'.a. The native considers this disease may arise from the following sources : — 
(4) A woman — though she may never have had connection with another man. 
(2) Direct heat of the sun. 
(3) Walking with bare feet on hot ground. 
(4) Riding horse, donkey or camel. 
(5) Nocturnal emissions they consider to be a sign of gonorrhoea. 
They know that the condition is infectious, but impose no punishment on the 
transference of the disease. They have two methods of treatment ; — 
(1) Mahlab (small grain) crushed and put in marissa—taken daily for a Aveek. 
(2) Roots from a tree (name not ascertained)'-^ mashed up with marissa and 
taken daily for a w'eek. Marissa is considered good on account of its 
producing copious urination. It is the native beer prepared from dura (millet). 
Fhttnleiil (ranfrifitt—hrwjs used : —■ 
(1) Shau^ — small quantity, as on 10 piastre piece—followed by a large drink of 
water. 
(2) Har(jal^ (small leaf of a tree). Handful made as tea. 
(3) Dirh (small seed). 
Cnlic. Reshad — tablespoonful in milk. 
(Small reddish-brown seed.) 
H'orm.';. Type of Avorm not ascertained — probably Tania solium. 
Shau— dried floAver on stalk, infusion of one ounce. 
[iidiiciiaj Uterine Contraction. Ilaza — small dried yelloAV stalks. Handful made as a 
decoction. 
Snake Bite.. Excision of part Avounded, or free opening Avith a knife. 
Proximal ligature of the limb — this is often kept on for 24-36 hours, and I liaA'e 
seen a case Avith very extensive gangrene OAving to this being maintained for 
three days. 
They have an idea that if the snake be killed and its head is tied on to the limb 
above the AA'ound, that this Avill preA'ent dangerous symptoms. This jirocedure 
I have seen carried out in one case, and the proposed removal of the dead 
head of the snake Avas strongly objected to, great satisfaction being shoAvn 
Avhen the head Avas permitted to remain tied on to the limb. 
' t^idc Second Report, p. 2.37. 
^ Prolmbly riib.-xh root, Rabaa or Rabah (Arab.) ; Triantficma. peiitnndm, Linn. — A.U. 
The Mustard Tree —Satvndora pcrsicn, Q;ircin.—A.R. 
■* Sdleniniisicmina ar;/el, H.ayiie. 
Gononhti‘a 
Gastritis 
Colic 
W’ornis 
Snake bite 
