OOMPOSITZ. — 
_ of the plant is administered as a carminative, and, the herb 
sed along with the leaves of Vitee Negundo and Careya arbo- 
_ rea for fomentations. A warm infusionis given asa sudorific in 
 catarrhal affections, cold it is considered to be diuretic and 
_ emmenagogue. Underthe names of Bhaé mburdi {Mar.), Kalara 
and Chénchari-mari, “ flea-killer” (Guz.) several kinds of 
_ Blumea are used indiscriminately by the natives of Western 
India. The plants generally supplied by the herbalists being 
— Blumea lacera, Laggeta aurita and Blumea eriantha. 
_ In Sonthern India, under the names of Jangli or Divarimuli 
_ (Dec.), Narak-karandai, Kétiu-malléngi (Zam.), Kéru- pogaku, 
_ Adavi-mullangi (Tel.), Laggera aurita, Schultz-Bip (Blumea 
_ aurita, DC.) is according to Dr. Moodin Sheriff, chiefly used. 
When young the foliage resembles that of a radish, the flowers 
are white or pinkish. Some Mahometan physicians use this 
_ plant asa substitute for Kaméfitus, the xapamirvs of the Greeks, 
which was Ajuga Chamepitys, Schreber, a labiate plant. 
Chemical composition.—The entire plant of B. ertantha im 
_ flower, without roots, was air-dried and reduced to fine powder. 
On heating to 100° C., 8°76 per cent. was lost, due to mois- 
ture and volatile oil. The ash amounted to 8°81 per cent., it 
was of a hght brown colour, and contained marked traces of 
_ manganese and iron. 
On distillation with water a colourless oil was obtained, 
lighter than water, and which possessed in a marked degree 
_ the odour of the drug. The oil had asp. gr. of ‘9144 at 80° 
_ F., and was strongly levogyre. The plant yielded to petroleum 
Other 3°02 per cent. of extract, to ether 1°55 a cent., and to 
alcohol 3°40 per cent. 
The various extracts contained chlorophyll, a dark acid 
_ resin, a trace of tannin, malic acid, volatile oil, and a wax, and 
- in addition, from the ether extract a crystalline principle was 
- obtained. This principle after repeated crystallization from 
alcohol was of a light lemon yellow colour, in tufts of needles, 
or by slow crystallization in very large rhombic prisms. 
_ Was without odour, gritty b between the teeth, and with 
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