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water, with acid reaction and yellow colour. The portion in- 
soluble in water was of a dark colour. The addition of dilute 
H Cl to the aqueous solution caused the precipitation of yellow 
flocks. ‘The solution filtered from these yellow flocks gave a 
slight precipitate with phosphomolybdic acid, but no reaction 
with other alkaloidal reagents. The addition of alkalies 
deepened the tint of the solution, but no tannin reaction 
ld be obtained. 
_ To cold distilled water, the residue after the action of abso- 
lute alcohol yielded 19°34 per cent. of extractive which contained 
albumen, sugar, &c., and a trace of an organic acid, 
TEPHROSIA PURPUREA, Pers. 
Pig.— Rheede, Hort. Mal. i., t. 55; Bert. Misc. wia., 9, . 5. 
ple goat’s rue (Eng.), Tephrosia pourpre (F’r.). 
Hab.—Tropical zone. The plant. 
Vernacular.—Sarphunkha, Sarpunkha ( Hind., Guz.), Bon-nil- 
h (Beng.), Unhéli (Mar-.), Kolluk-kay-velai (Tam.), Vem-_ 
Hi (Tel.). 
; History, Uses, &c __—Sarapunkha, the Sanskrit name of ~ 
plant, isa compound of aq, an arrow, and 7%, the pinion of 
rrow, in allusion to the pinnate leaf of the plant. Native 
's on Materia Medica describe it as hot and moist, some 
y cold; it is considered to be deobstruent and diuretic, 
eful in cough and tightness of the chest, bilious febrile 
tacks, obstructions of the liver, spleen, and kidneys; they 
commend itasa purifier of the blood, and for boils, pimples, é&c- 
ir Muhammad Husain describes the plant minutely, an 
tions its use in combination with Cannabis indicu leaves 
ng), two parts of the former to one of the latter, in powder, 
remedy for bleeding piles; given with black pepper he 
is diuretic, and especially useful in gonorrhea. Ainslie 
the root of Galega purpurea is prescribed by the native 
actitioners of Southern India in decoction in cases of dyspepsia . 
tympanitis, and we have noticed a similar use of the plant 
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