586 GRAMINE^. 



therefore, appear to hi acro-narcotic poisons. According to 



certain 



tremUmg of the whole bodj." Death has sometimes resulted 

 from their use, but when suitable remedies have been used, 

 such as evacuauts and stimulants, the seeds have not proved 



tatal to man. "Recent, pvnpTiman+a t^o-i^ t.„ a c 



Aberdee 



Wilson 



no injurious efPects. In selecting healthy seeds, Mr. Wilson 

 observed the grains to be frequently affected bv ergot and 

 other fungi, and to be also liable to a disease of a 



obscure 



more 



An 



two poisonous principles in the diseased seeds, one an acrid 

 poison giving rise to a febrile condition, and the other a 

 narcotic powerfully depressing the hearths action. 



In the Report of the Chemical Examiner, N.-W. Provinces 

 and Uudh, for 1879, the occurrence of darnel-poisoning among 

 the men of the Ghoorkha Regiment at Almora, and also among 

 some of his own servants at ^jnee Tal. is recorded. He states 

 that the grass is recognised as injurious by the peasantry in 



afEarna 



Mockm. The 



symptoms observed were vomiting, headache, and great 

 giddiness ; no fatal cases occurred. 



BAMBUSA ARUNDINACEA. Bet.. 



Fig 



{F, 



Sort. Mai 



Hab.— Throughout India. The young shoots, seeds, and 



Bilicious 



Vernacular, -W^r,^ (^,V.^., Beng.), V^nsa {Ghz.), Vansa, 



{Mar.), Mangal ITam.), Bon^a, Veduru (TelX 



Bidungulu {Can.), 



Bamboo Mann 



V^nsa-loch mi n 



{H 



frr , TT ^'^'''''^' Varisa-kapura {Guz.), Munga-luppii 

 {Zl) ■''^P'' ^^'^'"f' Bidaruppu {Can.), Moleuppa 



