PIMPINELLA 



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Anise 



Hummel to contain 1 s p.-r , ,-iit t num. Mid I I. .!.,.!, ,f .-mpl. .\ t-.i |. ,, t.ii.nuij.' 



iivancore. An extract prepared at Dehra 1 > l*rk supplied from 



tho CVntral I'rovinces yielded 28-2 per cent, oi As a dye. the fruit gives 



a l.la.-kish grey, if used alone, but is generally mixed with salu of iron or Uw 

 barks of others trees to produce a black. Bark and leaves give the same colour* 



as iii,- irun . Duncan (Monog. Dyes and Dyeing in Assam, 1896. 40-1) mentions 

 that in tho J orhat Division <( tl,.- Sibsagar district, the barks of three trees. 

 i,,, i,,,, ,,i,,, ii,,i,,ii,i i ,, U r,,in Jn 1-ntiHtttn ijntr*m, are used along 



\\ith that ,>(' //!,<"" """< to produce a black colour. 



Tho fresh juice is used with that of the other myrobalans as a cooling, re- M ~fH*Tr 

 ml sherlict and as a flavouring ingn-di.-nt in vinegar (aee p. 1109); while the 

 'ipo units are largely employed a* actringenl and laxati\.- i The 



fruit i* also i-ati-n l>\ Native* ami mad<> itit,, preserves. An interesting 

 fruit pulp in th<> manufacture of pottory has lw>n published l>\ I' I'ulp M M 



. li.H'i.. li'ui;. n.s., ii.. ttf>). This was originally made known in 1896 by {f^JSuj* 1 

 Mr. JatnM Martin in a letter from Raipur. in tin- < 'cntral I'FOMIH -. 'I'd.- fruit i* " T ^ 

 lioilcd. .Martin says, in water till it becomes soft, then pounded ; and after 

 stones are removed, the pulp is beaten and worked up into a dark-brown Ht 

 mass. Tho manufacturer now takes an earthen vessel and plasters it over 

 a thick layer of tho pulp. It is then set aside to dry. and when quite hard, the 

 pot inside is broken and the pieces removed. These curious pots are sold in tl,,- 

 dist rid at frm 4 to 8 annas each, and are much sought after, as they are durable 

 and ornamented by coloured seeds (rati) sunk in the fabric in elaboration of a 

 pattern. I may add that publication of this curious discovery was delayed 

 pending the investigation of its possible adaptation as a waterproofing material 

 or for other purposes which it seemed likely to fulfil. According to Gamble, 

 the WOOD makes good poles and is useful for agricultural implements, building 

 and furniture. It is durable under water, and can be used for well-work. [Cf. 

 Baber, Memoirs (Leyden and Erskine, transl.), 326 ; Bontius, Hist. Nat. et Med. 

 Ind. Or., in Piso, Ind. Utri. re Nat. et Med., 1629, 109-10 ; Basil, Agri. Lohar- 

 daga, 1890, i., 133 ; Banerjei, Agri. Cuttack, 1893, 190, 199 ; Monographs, 

 Dyes and Dyeing : Banerjei, Bengal, 1896, 30 ; Hadi, U. Prov., 1896, 82 ; 

 Russell, Cent. Prov., 1896, 18 ; Agri. Ledg., 1900, No. 3, 28 ; 1900. No. 11. 109 ; 

 1901, No. 3, 34 ; No. 13, 461 ; Monographs, Tanning and Working in Leather : 

 Martin, Bombay, 1903, 7 ; Chandra, 1904, 6 ; Trench, Cent. Prov., 1904, 8 ; Joret, 

 Les PI. dans L'Antiq., 1904, ii., 297.] 



P. Nlrurl, Una. ; jardmld, bhuin-dn-valdh, sada-hazurmani, niruri, kizhkdy- 

 nelli, nela-usirika, mi-ziphiyu, etc. A small herb found throughout the hotter 

 parts of India from the Panjdb eastwards to Assam, and south to Travancore, 

 Malacca and Ceylon, ascending the hills to 3,000 feet. The whole plant is con- 

 sidered a useful diuretic, and is much employed in Native medicine. [Cf. Phar- 

 macog. Ind., iii., 265.] 



P. retlculatus, Pair. ; panjoli, mdkhi, buin-owla, kabonan, kamohi, pavana, 

 datwan, pill&nji, nalla-purugudu, etc. A large, often scandent shrub, common 

 throughout tropical India, Burma and Ceylon, especially on low, moist ground. 

 Leaves, bark and juice are all used in Native medicine, while the root is said 

 to be employed in Madras to produce a red dye. [Cf. Pharmacog. Ind., iii., 264-5.] 



PIMPINELLA ANISUM, Linn. ; UMBELLIFER^. The Anise, D.RR, 

 saurif, saonf, anisun, muhuri, ervados, sewa, burri-shep, sombu, kvppi, vL, pt. L, 

 dodda-jirage, jeramanis, sa-mung-sa-ba, etc. An annual herb, native ^*y 

 of Egypt, Crete, Cyprus and many islands of the Greek Archipelago ; 

 introduced from Persia into Northern India, where it is cultivated by 

 the Muhammadans. 



An odorous principle is obtained by distilling the fruit, the product being OB of 

 the " oil of aniseed " of commerce. Arak badidn, or water of anise, is a favourite 

 perfume in India. Anise as a medicine and spice is mentioned in many of the 

 early classical writings. The Indian trade in it is not large, the export* in 1904-6 

 having amounted to 1,041 cwt., valued at Rs. 11,162, and in 1906-7 to 990 

 valued at Rs. 11,862. This ordinarily goes chiefly to the Straits Settlements 

 and Ceylon, but in 1905-6 the United Kingdom took 1,513 owt. The European 

 market is supplied chiefly by Russia, Germany, Scandinavia, etc. For a full 

 account of the history of the oil and of its properties, the reader should ooMult 



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