DRUGS. 



Vernacular. Neel-kulmee, Hind. The seed, Mirchai, Kala-dana, 

 Hind. Hub-ul-nil, Arab. 



Habitat. East Indies. 

 Ipomoea Turpethum. Don. Square-stalked Ipomcea. 



Linn. Syst. Pentandria Monogynia. 



The root, Turpeth, Turbith. 



Vernacular. Trivoorta, Sacs. Teoree, Doodh-kulmee, Niswut, Nncj- 

 puttur, Hind., Beng., Dec. Shevadie, Tarn. Tella-tegada, Tel. 

 Trasta-walu, Cey. Hudulzungee, Turbid (root), Arab. 



JIabitat. Malabar ; Coromandel. 

 Remarks. First mentioned by Avicenna. 



N. O. 153. CORDIACE^E. SEBESTEN8. 

 Cordia angUStifolia. Don. Narrow-leaved Cordia. 



Linn. Sytt. Pentandria Monogynia. 



Vernacular. Goond, Goondnee, Gondi, Hind. Liyar, Sindh. Nar- 

 roovalli, Chinna-botuhu, Tarn. Nukkeru, Tel. 



Habitat. Deccan. 



Remarks. Gondni is the name also of a species of Bulrush; and 

 Goindu of Diospyros Goindu (Dalzell), N. O. Ebenacese. See " Fruits 

 and Vegetables," and '< Woods." 



Cordia Myxa. Linn. Smooth-leaved Cordia. 

 Cordia latifolia. Rox. Broad-leaved Cordia. 



Linn. Sytt. Pentandria Monogyni*. 



The fruit, Sebesten plum. 



Vernacular. C. TNlyX3i,-Bu&ampadaruka, Buhoovaruka t Sans. 

 Lusora, Hind. Buhoorai, Beng. Lesooroo, Sindh. Bookhur, Dec. 

 Vidi-marum t Mai., Tarn. Nekra, Nakeru, Iriki, Pedda-botuku, 

 Tel. Lolu y Cey. Sepistan, Arab. Sepistan t Pistan-sug t Pers. 

 'Kendal, Java. C. latifolia, Sheloo t Sans. Bhokur, Bura- 

 lesoora, Hind. Burobuhooari, Beng. Gedooroo, Sindh. Bur- 

 goond, Vurgoond, Guz. Bokhur, Dec. Kicha-virigi-chettu, Tel. 

 Sepistan, Arab. Sepistan, Pistan-sug, Pers. 



Habitat. C. Myxa, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, Goozerat, Silhet. 

 C. latifolia, India within and beyond the Ganges. 



Remarks. The fruit of the latter is larger than that of the former 



species, and both constitute the Sebestena of old Pharmacopoeise. C. 



Myxa has been considered the Persea of the ancients already shown to 



refer to Balanites cegyptiaca : it is very probably the Myxa and Egyptian- 



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