APPENDIX. a5 
Mishmee Teeta asa remedy for Ophthalmia and Headache,—Take 
2drachms of Mishmee Teeta and grind it with sufficient water to 
form a paste, which is to be applied round the eye twice a day. 
For headache it is applied to the forehead and temples. 
Mishmee Teeta as a remedy in Fever,—Take 1 drachm Mishmee 
Teeta finely powdered, and mix with half a pint of cold water. To 
be taken daily in two doses. Purgatives are never used by the hill- 
tribes. 
Mishmee Bee (or poison) employed by hunters——Take 2 or 3 
drachms of Mishmee Bee finely ground, and mix with any acid 
glutinous vegetable pulp, so as to form a thick paste, which is to be 
applied to the head of the arrow and allowed to dry in the shade, 
The glutinous substance generally used is the pulp of a sour fruit 
called Owe Tangah by the Assamese and Chultah in Bengali (Dillenia 
Speciosa). I imagine it is preferred in consequence of its acidity 
preventing a flow of blood from the wound, which would wash away 
the poison. (By the Medical Officer, Chyckwah, Upper Assam, June 
11/A, 1842.) 
Delphinium Zalil. 
Aitchison (Notes on Products of W, Afghanistan and N.-E, Persia, 
p. 55) says :-—“ Yellow Larkspur, asbarg, aswarg, tsbarg, isbarag, 
vane sparak, sparig, jalil, zalil; the flowers, gul-z-zaltl, gul-i-jalil, 
A perennial herb, with a thick short woody rootstock, from which 
several annual shoots spring ; these are from one to two feet in height, 
each usually bearing a uke spike of exquisite yellow flowers, 
When the flowers are at their best, the annual shoots bearing the 
spike of inflorescence is broken off close to the root; these are 
collected together, and then laid in heaps, usually on the roofs of 
the houses, to dry. In two or three days they are sufficiently rie 
when the twigs are shaken over a sheet ; on this all the flow 
tumble off, and are collected, either for local use or cee. 
The petals are of commercial importance, yielding a valuabl 
yellow dye for silk, and are exported for this purpose in large quan- 
tities to Persia, Turkistan, Afghanistan, and India. The dye is 
easily obtained by simply boiling the flowers in water; in this 
decoction the silk is dipped. The dried stems also yield a dye upon 
being boiled, but this is poor in comparison with that yielded by 
the flowers.” 
