4 Brigade- Surgeon J. E. T. Aitchison's Notes on Prodvx^ts 



Ah — <__jl — water. 



Ah-i-panlr — -^aaj .__,^ — [water of cheese], whey. 



Ab-khez — yx^ c__)^ — a spring of water. 



Ahnus — (_r_>i^^ — Ebony, the wood of Diospyros sp. 



Abrak — o^j! — Mica. 



Acacia Catechu, Willd. Leguminos^. 



From this tree is obtained the extract Catechu, kdt-a- 

 gulabi, which is so largely imported into these regions, 

 either vici the Persian Gulf or directly from India, to be 

 employed in dyeing, tanning, or as a medicine. 



Acantholimon, species. Plumbagine^. 



The dense, spinous, cushion-like masses of several species * 

 of Acantholimon and Acanthophyllum, covered with a most 

 lovely inflorescence, varying from pure white to rose pink, 

 gave the appearance of artificial boucpiets, which one was 

 never tired of looking at, as each set of varied clusters and 

 tints came into view. These formed much of the fodder for 

 camels in many of the more stony and exposed localities. 



Acanthophyllum macrodon, Edgeiv. Caryophtlle^. 



The root stock of this, as well as of Gypsophila pani- 

 CULATA, under the same name hckh, is employed as a 

 substitute for soap in the washing of clothes, woollens, &c. 

 The root is found for sale in all the bazaars of the larger 

 villages. 



Acer, species. Sapindace^. 



A maple, called shakh, shaglis, sliaghz, as a medium sized 

 tree, was found occurring in the deeper valleys of the 

 Badghis, between Kushk and Palounda. The bark of the 

 root is employed as a dye-stuff to produce a brown colour. 



Acid — islikl, ishkln, tursh, trush. 



Accrus calamus, Linn. Aroide^. 



The sweet-flag, agar, igir, lach, ivaj, wach. I did not 

 collect this plant, but the roots are a well-known trade 

 article from Central Asia, employed in medicine. 



* "The Botany of the Afghan Delimitation Commission," Transactions of 

 the Linnean Society of London, vol. iii. part i., 1888. 



