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inrheumatism and sprains, itis ofa very stimulating nature ; 
undiluted it acts asa blister. The Telingoos have the following 
prescription :—Juice of marking-nut and garlic of each 1 ounce, 
juice of fresh tamarind leaves, cocoanut oil and sugar of each 2 
ounces; mix, and boil for a few minutes. Dose—One table 
spoonful twice daily in syphilis, aches, sprains, ” &c. Mixed 
with a little quicklime and water the juice is used all over India 
for marking linen, and the stain is far more durable than that 
of the marking inks of Europe. _ 
- In the Concan a single fruit is heated in the flame of a lamp 
and the oil allowed to drop into a quarter ser of milk; this 
draught is given daily in cough caused by relaxation of the 
uvula and palate. Asan application to scrofulous glands of 
the neck equal parts of the juice of the marking nut, Plumbago © 
zeylanica, Baliospermum montanum, Euphorbia nerivfolia, 
Asclepias gigantea, sulphate of iron, and molasses are used. 
_ The juice of the root-bark is also used medicinally on aceount 
of its acrid properties. : 
The brown oil of the marking-nut appears to resemble very 
closely in its medicinal action that of the cashew-nut (see 
- above). Basiner found that within 12 hours it raised a black. 
_ blister ; this should be carefully protected from touch, as the 
fluid causes eczematous vesicles on any part of the body it may 
‘come in contact with. Basiner has also noticed painful micturi- 
tion, the urine being reddish brown and bloody, and painful 
- . stools as a sequel to the external application of the oil. ( Am. 
Journ. Pharm. Mar. 1882, p 181.) In a case of accidental 
4 _ blistering by the juice, recently under clinical observation in 
Calcutta, and reported by Dr. C. L. Bose, the most marked 
feature was its prolonged irritant action on the skin, although 
washed off with cold water within a quarter of an hour of the ~ 
accident. Blisters began to appear about two hours after 
the application of the juice, and continued to form for three 
days, apparently caused by the fluid from the broken vesicles. 7 
No irritation of the bladder or intestines was observed, but 
“there was intolerable itching and burning of the skin attended = 
a by a febrile condition. Most relief was obtained by the : 
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