__ yellow specks, which when examined with a lens, are seen tO 
pAa4 ec CAPPARIDEH, 
addition of treacle. A compound decoction is prepared along 4 
with equal parts of Tribulus terrestris. and ginger, and is — 
administered with the addition of Yavakshéra (impure care — 
bonate of potash) and honey. - A compound powder, Varunddya — 
churna, is prepared as follows :—A- solution of the ashes of 4 
Varuna is made; this solution is boiled with the addition of 3 
the bark in powder and Yavakshéra till the water is entirely a 
evaporated, the resulting powder is- given in ascites, calculus; 
enlargements of the abdominal viscera, and affections of the 
bladder and uterus. A confection, called Varunddya guda, is — 
prepared by adding to the fluid extract of the bark, treacle; 
and a number of dinretic and aromatic substances.” The 
leaves are used as a remedy for swelling of the feet, and a 
burning sensation in the soles of the feet, a common complai s 
of a somewhat obscure nature ; they are also cooked and eaten 
as a vegetable to reduce corpulence. The leaf-juice is give 
as a fomentation in rheumatism. In physiological action this 
"bark resembles Caper bark. (See next article.) A tincture has 
been found to be an excellent emulsifying agent. 
~ Description.— Leaves 3-foliolate, on long petioles, leaf : 
lets lanceolate acuminate, thin, smooth, upper surface dar 
green, under surface of a lighter colour, about 8 inches long : 
and 3 inches broad. When bruised they have a’ disagreeable — 
smell, something like Hellebore ; taste slightly bitter and very — 
_ pungent, causing a tingling sensation in the tongue, not 
aromatic. The bark is grey externally, and minutely fissured, 
thick; fracture short; beneath the | 
layer, substance white; a transverse section shows numerous — 
be bundles of very large stone cells. The taste is faintly bitter. 
Chemical composition. 
—The bark contains saponin, or 4 
principle similar to it. é ’ 
