246 . GERANIACEZA. ¥ 
History, Uses, &c.—This plant is common on grain 
fields in the Punjab and Deccan; it is suffrutescent, much 
branched, with opposite two-stipuled leaves; the stipules are 
. often thorny ; leaflets linear-cuspidate ; the wood of the stem is 
white and very hard, covered with a ragged, light brown bark, 
which becomes slimy and mucilaginous when moistened ; taste 
mucilaginous. On account of the prickly nature of the plant 
it is called in Sanskrit Dusparsha, or “painful to the touch.” 
Dhaméasa has a great teputation as a suppurative in cases of 
abscess from thorns, &e. ; it is also used for cooling the mouth 
in stomatitis, the juice being ‘boiled with sugar-candy until 
quite thick, and a small quantity allowed to dissolve in the mouth 
frequently ; the juice is thought to prevent suppuration whea 
applied toopen wounds. Fagonia in Sind and Afghanistan is 
popular remedy for fever among the Hill people, and Dr. J- L- 
Stewart states that F. Bruguieri, DC.,is used for the same 
purpose in the Peshawar valley, and is given to childrenas® 
prophylactic against small-pox. It is known by the same 
vernacular names as F’, arabica. 
GERANIACEZ. 
- OXALIS CORNICULATA, Linn. 
_-Fig.—Wight Ic., t. 18; Fl. Gree, t. 451. Horned Wood- 
Sorrell (HZng.), Oxalide corniculée (Fr.). 
_ Hab.—A weed of cultivation, Asia, Europe, &c. The plant. 
_Vernacular—Amrulsék, Chuka-tripati (Hind., Beng.)» 
Ambuti, Bhui-sarpatf (Bomb.), Puli-yérai (Tam.). Pali- 
chintaku (Tel.), Pullam-purachi-sappu (Can.). 
_ History, Uses, &c.—this : it works 
: : : plant, calledin Sanskrit works 
Amlalonika and Changerf, is Cotsidered by the Hindus to be 
cooling, refrigerant, and stomachic, 
) relieve intoxication from Datura, and is said to be useful 
The fresh juice is given | 
