DRUGS. 



Vernacular. Umlika, Tintiree, Tintili, Sans. Nidi, Ambli, Hind, 

 and Beng. Amlee, Tentool, Beng. Balam-pollie, Mai. Pollium, 

 Tarn. Chinta, Tel. Maha-siyambala> Cey, Amblie, Tamar- 

 hindee, Arab. 



Habitat. India. 



Remarks. First mentioned by the Arabians Mcsue, Serapion, Avicenna 

 (Pereira). The ou<oiz/iKa of Myrepsicus. See " Fruits and Vegetables," 

 "Condiments and Spices," and "Woods." 



Trigonella Fcenum-Graecum, Linn. Common FennugreeJc. 



Linn. Syst. Diadelphia Decanclria. 



The seed, Fennugreek. 



Vernacular. Methee, Moothee, Hind. Methee-shaU, Methika, Beng. 

 Matkee, Dec. Mentia, Can. Vendium % Tarn. Mentluoo, Tel. 

 Ooloiva, Cey. Helbeh, Arab. Shimlet, in the Ulfaz Udwiyeh. 



Habitat. The Mediterranean countries. Cultivated widely in India. 

 Remarks. The fiovKepas of Hippocrates according to Sprengel. 



Vachellia Farnesiana. W. Sponge Tree. 



Linn. Syst. Polygamia Monoecia. 



The gum. 



Vernacular. The tree, Sami, Sans. Gooya-baboola, By. Vaday- 

 mdlie> Tarn. Kustoori, Peetooma, Tel. 



Habitat. The Mediterranean countries and India. 



Remarks, According to Fraas, this is the plant named by Theophrastus 

 r) \evKT) aKavdos ', but Sprengel says it was first described by Ambrosinio. 

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



N. O. 75. MORINGACE^E. MORINGADS. 

 Moringa pterygosperma. Gcert. Smooth Horse Radish Tree. 

 The root. 



Vernacular. Sigroo, Sobhavjun, Sans, and Beng. Shajina, Beng. 

 Moon a ay, Sujna, Hind. Sainga, Saigut, By. Mooringay, Mai. 

 Nuffaa, Can. Moorungay, Tarn. Moorunga, Moonaga, Tel. 

 Merikoolu, Ganmurunga, Cey. 



Habitat. The two Indies, Africa. 



Remarks. The seeds of this plant are the Ben-nuts of old writers, and 

 the Ilub-ool-ban it is said of the Arabs ; and, according to Lindley, the 

 Ben-oil of watchmakers and jewellers is obtained from them. Moringa 

 aptera, however, is the Arabian and African species, and within the writer's 

 observation no oil is obtained from Saiyut seeds in the Bombay Presidency. 

 The " Myrobalanus " or "unguent acorn" of Pliny, and the ftdXavos of 

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