DRUGS. 



The famous shafts of Isfendiyar is formed from its wood. A species 

 of Tamarisk, probably the Indian, was sacred to Osiris amongst the 

 ancient Egyptians, and to Apollo amongst the Greeks. See also " Sugars," 

 "Tans/ 5 and "Woods." 



N. O. 30. MALVACEAE. MALLOW-WORTS. 

 Malva sylvestris. Linn. Common Mallow. 



Linn. Syst. Monadelphia Polyandria. 



The carpel and seed. 



Vernacular. Towdrie, Pers. Khabazee, Khitmee, Arab. 

 Habitat. The north temperate zone. 

 Remarks. Said to be the /AaXa^ x f P (TC " a f Dioscorides. 



N. O. 31. STERCULIACE^E. STERCULIADS. 

 Eriodendron anfractuosum. De C. White Silk-Cotton tree. 



Linn. Sytt. Monailelphia Polyandria. 



The gum. 



Vernacular. Huttian, Hind. Skwet-shimool, Beng. Suffaid-sembul, 

 Shameula, Dec. Pania, Paniala, Mai. Elavum, Tarn. Poor, Tel. 



Habitat. Khandeish, Travancore, Coromandel. 

 Remarks. See also " Gums and Resins," and " Woods." 



Helicteres Isora. W. et A. East Indian Screw tree. 



Linn. Syst. Monadelphia Decandria. 



The follicles. 



Vernacular. Avurtunnie, Sans. Merowrie, Hind. Muradsing, Kewun, 

 Kewannie, Dhamnee, Dec. Sayamali, Kavanchi, Tel. Leeniya- 

 ffaha, Cey. Kisht-bur-Kuht y Pers. 



Habitat. Concan and Deccan. 



Salmalia malabarica. S. et E. Red Silk. Cot ton tree. 



Linn. Syst. Monadelphia Polyandria. 



Vernacular. Salmali, Sans. Ruckta-Sembul, Hind. Saur, Dec. 

 Moul-elavoo, Mai. Elavum marum, Tarn. Buraga, Tel. Maha- 

 telambuy Cey. 



Habitat. Concans, Malabar, Courtallum. 



Remarks. The Mochurus and the Suffaid mooslie of the Bazars are said 



to be respectively the gum and rootlets of this tree. The Mochurrus of 



Bombay is certainly not the gum of this tree, but a kind of gall produced 



on the Areca Catechu. The Moringa pteryaosperma (Gsert.) yields 



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