COMPOSIT A, 303. 
hotes, Rusta, and is used for incense: In 1871, 83 maunds 
were imported into Leh from Cashmere, valned: at Rs, 692. 
According to Dr. Falconer, at the time he wrote, the cost of 
Canton was 47s. 5d, per. cwt. From the Consular reports, it 
pears that in the year 1875 the imports of Costus into two 
incse ports only were for Hankow 1,270 piculs, valued at 
that it is clearly no insignificant article of Chinese commerce. 
he in Phar. Jour., July 21st, 1877.) The value of Costus 
Bombay averages Rs. 10 per maund of 373 lbs. 
CENTAUREA BEHEN, Linn. 
Hab.— Persia, Syria, Armenia. The root. 
3 . _ Vernacular. —Sufed Bahmian (Pers., Indian Bazars). 
; History, Uses, &c.—This root is the White Behen and 
white Rhapontic of European writers on Materia Medica and 
the Bahman abiad of the Arabians. 
White and red Bakman were drugs of the ancient ie 
through whom the Arabs became acquainted with them, and 
troduced them into the West. From the Burhén-i-Katia we 
learn that the word Bahman is equivalent to Brahman, and 
means the supreme intelligence ; it is also the hame of one of 
i class which flowers in the month Bahman (January). Of 
this plant there are two varieties, red and white, the roots of 
eh are fattening, expel flatulence, and are aphrodisiacal. 
- On the second day of the month Bahman, when the name of 
the day and month are the same, the Persians used to celebrate 
- This is which was called he «Bak wricie t 
£5, 224 6s. 3d., and Cheefoo 277 piculs, valued at £1,197, so ~ 
