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when it forms a rich yellow liniment which ‘we have used 
ecessfully in porrigo capitis, pityriasis and ‘psoriasis. In 
prosy the natives prescribe the leaves with those of Plumbago, * 
ong with some pepper and salt, to be powdered and given in 
curds. Karanj is also an ingredient in several complicated | 
prescriptions for epilepsy and abdominal. enlargements. Dr. 
P. S. Mootooswamy mentions the use of the juice of the root 
in Tanjore, and of the leaves (Ponga-illai, Tamil) in flatulency, 
dyspepsia, and diarrhcea. He also informs us that broken rice 
boiled with the leaves aud those of Morinda citrifolia, dried 
he shade, cleaned and crushed, and from this preparation a 
un salt gruel is made to feed young children with instead of 
yw’s milk, which is supposed to cause glandular enlargements 
ofthe abdomen. He has noticed the use of the flowers as a 
medy for diabetes, and of the pods worn round the neck as a 
otective against whooping cough. (Indian Med. Gaz., 1888.) 
B_ Evers has seen the seeds administered internally for the 
named affection. The oil is in general use amongst the 
gricultural classes as a lamp oil. fue Ps 3 
‘Description. —lLeaves pinnate, from 6 to 18 inches long, 
ets opposite, 2 to 3 pairs and an odd one, oval, pointed, en- 
, Smooth and-shining, subcoriaceous, 2 to 4 inches long, taste — 
ae : 
Seed; seed compressed, of the shape and size of @ broad beans a 
osta thin, smooth, veined, light-red ; cotyledons very oily, bitter. . 
he bark has a thin ashy-grey outer layer, which. readily peels ae 
ff; when this is remoyed, the surface is seen to be green with =o 
rhite transverse markings. The substance of the bark is tough oe 
ith a white granular fracture; odour mawkish ; taste bitter — 
somewhat aromatié, with a pecaliar pungency- Starch iad 
rhomboid crystals are observed under the microscope. — 
root bark is of @ rusty-brown externally, yellow withias. 
‘parts of the plant when crushed afford a yellow juices 
