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MEDICAL ritACTICES AND SUrEKSTlTIONS OF KOliDOFAN 
Local 
drugs 
57. Kunush. ( ? I'oot imported from Persia and used as a specific in syphilis. 
58. Simhil. ( ? .) Leaves and branches of a small shrub rolled into bundles. The 
decoction is used as a cooling lotion in cases of fever and local inflammation. 
59. Tamhac. (Tobacco.) Grown in the Gebel district and introduced from Khartoum. It 
is sold in large circular cakes ; a decoction being employed for use as a lotion in 
cases of local swellings and inflammations. 
(a) Jlaza. ( ? .) The flower and stem of a small plant, a decoction of which is 
given in cases of flatulence and dyspepsia. 
(iO. Haht-el-ain. ( .) A black heart-shaped seed with a bright yellow centre. 
A decoction is made from the crushed seeds and used as an eye-lotion. 
61. Usfur. ( V .) A bright yellow minute flower used as a face dye, and the 
decoction as a cooling lotion locally applied in cases of inflammation. 
62. Kushara. ( ? .) A brown aromatic seed, used in stomach complaints mixed witli 
the food or in decoction. 
The following are imported for use as scent, incense, and for fumigation of the body :— 
63. Bahniir. (Frankincense.) 
6-1. Laban. Eesinous balls containing Bahour and other ingredients. 
65. Myrrha. (Myrrh.) 
66. Bandalia. (Sandal wood.) Used for incense and fumigation (.see alat) 63, 61:, and 65). 
Two (jualities of oil are also obtained from this wood, and an alcoholic perfume 
extracted, all of which are much used and valued in the manufacture of “ Dilka ” 
for massage. It is apparently unrecognised as a remedy for gonorrhoea. 
67. Wad Ahiad. ( ? .) Burnt for fumigation; a perfume is also extracted and 
divisions of the stem are carried by children as a protection against the evil eye. 
68. Dofr. The dried cartilaginous remains of shell-fish used for fumigation in fever and 
wasting disease. 
The following are used in the manufacture of “Dilka” (ointment) for medical and 
general massage:— 
69. Zet-el-Nam. (Ostrich Fat.) Very highly prized for local application in cases of sprain 
and injury, rheumatic arthritis, etc. 
70. Surratia. A crude oil of cloves sold in two (qualities, the better derived from Jeddah, 
the inferior from Cairo. 
71. Zet Sandalia. A crude sandal oil sold in two qualities. 
72. Baida. An oily unpleasant perfume extracted from the Mahlab (II). 
73. Magmoa. A “pot-pourri” scent in which clove and sandal oil predominate. 
The following are administered as aphrodisiacs :— 
71. Abu Tamara. ( '? .) The root of a variety of palm. 
75. Shams-el-Maroof. ( ? .) Root of a tree growing in Darfur. 
76. Khartite. (Rhinoceros horn.) 
The following drugs require brief mention to complete the list. They are dealt with 
more fully under subsequent headings :— 
Murdu, or Gillum {Gapparis tenientosa). The succulent stem of this jjlant is dried, 
powdered, and used as a local dressing for septic wounds (as also lime locally obtained 
from the village of Kursi, kursan, ghnir, shagaret-en-nar, likbalie, and shatta), or in decoction 
as a specific for fevers. Buda root {Strigia. hermonthica), Talh-el-hamra. l)ark [Acacia 
seijnl), llabil root [Comhretum viultispicatum) and Likbalie ( 7 ) are all employed 
in the cure of leprosy, the two first used in decoction, the latter two as fumigants. 
Kalto [Ximenia americana), Kharasami (called worm seed), and Bamia [Hibiscus esculentus) 
are specifics in the cure of gonorrhoea, whilst Tnreiha [Pterorarpus lucens), Kursan 
