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COCCULUS VILLOSUS, pc. 
Fig.—Pluk. Am., t. 884, f. 8, 7. 
Hab.—Tropical and subtropical India. The roots and leaves. 
. Vernacular.—Jamti-ki-bel, Farid-buti (Hind.), Vasanvel, 
_ Téna (Mar.), Dagadi (Can.), Chipuru-tige, Katle-tige (Tel.), 
Haér ( Beng.), Kattuk-kodi (Lum.), Patala-galori (Guz.). 
— History, Uses, ‘&e. —A very widely-distributed plant 
of climbing habit, very common everywhere ; it has no doubt 
- been long in use as a domestic remedy in all parts of the 
country, but few of the native works on Materia Medica notice 
it. The Sanskrit names are Patéla-garudi, Vasadani and 
Vasana-valli, “ giving a fragrant perfume.” It is a a disputed 
Partd- bitfupon which Sheik Farid is reputed to have sustained 
ife for some time. The juice of its leaves mixed with water 
1as the property of coagulating intoa green jelly-like substance, 
"decoction of it in goat’s milk davoured with long pepper is 
administered in rheumatic and old venereal pains, and is 
considered heating, laxative and sudorific. (Fl. Ind. IIL., 
15.) Thejaice of the ripe berries makes a durable, 
luish-purple ink. (Brandis.) In the Concan the roots rubbed 
with Bonduc nutsin water are administered asa cure for belly- 
ache in children, and in bilious dyspepsia they are given in 6 
“massa doses with ginger and sugar ; they are also an ingre- — 
= with a number of bitters and aromatics in a compound ee 
ch is prescribed i in fever. 3 
_ Description.—Leaves 2 to3 by 1} to Ppt a netimes 
: blanceolate, cohone or chines and mucronate ; some 
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