A468 i LEGUMINOSZ. 
similar in appearance to that of Malabar, but very insoluble 
in water and spirit, has boen recently met with in the — 
Bombay market. Good kino should dissolve readily in rectified : 
spirit. 
. PONGAMIA GLABRA, Vent. 
Fig.—Jard. Malm., t. oe Wight Ic., t. 59; Bedd. FI. * 
Sylv., t. 177. 
Hab. —_India, most abundant near the coast. - 
Vernacular.—Karanj, Kiramé] (Hind.), Dahar-karanja 
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_ (Béng.), Karanja (Mar.), Pungam-maram (Tam.), Ranagu, — 
Kanuga-chettu (Tel.), Houge (Can.). 
History, Uses, &c.—This is ehaidsoene enact tree — 
with foliage like the Beech. Sanskrit writers call it Karanja | 
and Naktamiala or Naktamflaka, “garland of the night,’’ and in- 
Hindi. it is sometimes called Sukhchain, ‘affording perfoai 
satisfaction to the senses’; indeed, it well deserves these names, — 
as nothing can be more beautiful than its drooping branches of - 
shining green leaves laden with racemes of rose-coloured — 
flowers. The seeds, leaves, and oil are usedin Hindu medicine : 
as a remedy for skin diseases and rheumatism and to destroy — 
worms in sores. Chakradatta mentions a paste made. of the 
' seeds along with those of Cassia Tora and the root of Saussurea 
Lappa as a useful application to skin diseases. He also gives” 
prescriptions for a compound oil and ghrita to be used for the © 
same purpose (see Duti?s Mat. Med., p. 153), where the Mec 
prescriptions are given with a translation. 
Rheede notices the use of a bath prepared with the ayo a 
to remove rheumatic pains; and they appear to be in general — 
_. used for cleansing foul ulcers, and closing fistulous sores. He 
: a also notices ee oil and its use in itch and rheumatism. Gibson 
. of the oil a as a ae in — pols 
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