DRUGS. 

 PhyllanthUS Emblica. W. Shrubby Phyllanthus. 



Linn. Syst. Monoecia Monadelphia. 



The fruit, Emblic Myrobalan. 



Vernacular. Amulki, Umrita y Sans. Amla, Beng. Aonla, Anooli, 

 Amlaki, Aoongra, Aunwerd, Hind. Nelle, Mai. Nellie-kai, Tarn, 

 Userekee* Woosheriko, Tel. Awusada-nelli, Gey. Amluj, Arab. 

 Amuleh, Pers. Boa-malacca, Malay. 



Habitat. East Indies. 



Remarks. The pvpofiahavovs e/i7rXeV, of Myrepsicus according to Spren- 

 gel. Compare its synonymes with those of Cicca disticha above. 



Ricinus com munis. Linn. Castor oil plant, Palma Christi. 



Linn. Syst. Monoecia Monadelphia. 



The seed, Castor seeds. 



Vernacular. Eranda, Sans. Arendi, Hind., Beng. Bherenda, 

 Beng. Citavanakoo, AvanaJc, Pandiavanak, Mai. Haralu, Can. 

 Sittamunak, Valluk, Tarn. Amadum, Sittamindi, Tel. Endaru t 

 Cey. Khiroa, Cherua, Tehscha, Zcejt, Djar, Arab. Beedinjeer % 

 Rowgen, Pers. Kyet-hsoo, Burmah. Jarak, Citavanaca, Malaya 

 and Sumatra. 



Habitat. India. 



Remarks. The Kporav of Hippocrates, Herodotus, and Dioscorides, 

 also called KIKI by the Greeks, and Ricinus of the Romans ; its first Greek 

 and Latin names being derived from its resemblance to a tick or dog-louse. 

 The Kikayon of the Bible is thought to be the Palma Christi, but so 

 disputed has this reference been that St. Jerome and St. Augustine, passing 

 from the force of argument to the argument of force, actually exchanged 

 blows on the subject (Pereira). The seeds have been found in the 

 mummy cases of Egypt. See also " Oils and Oil-seeds." 



Rottlera tinctoria. Rox. Dyer's Rottlera. 



Linn. Syst. Direcia Polyandria. 



The powder on the capsule, Kamila. 



Vernacular. Poonnag, Poonnaga, Keshoor, Sans., Beng. Cumul t 

 Hind. Toong, Beng. Shendree, By. Poonnagam, Corunga-mun- 

 jemarum, Mai. Capilapodie, Tarn. Vassuntagunda, Chendurapu t 

 Feligarum, Kunkuma-puova, Tel. Ham-parandcelia, Cey. 



Habitat. Concans, Travancore, Coromandel, Mysore. 



Remarks. Poonag is the Bomba^ name of the female of Calysaccion 

 longifolium (Wight, N. O. 40), and Poonnag and Poonaga the Sanscrit 

 and Bengal names of Alpinia nutans, Rox. N. O. 233. Keysur is also 

 the Hindee for the Saffron Crocus, and Kesoor the Hindee and Bengal for 

 Scirpus Kysoor (Rox.) t N, 0, Cyperacese, Similar sounding words also are 

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