DRUGS. 



Vernacular. Salep misree, Arab. Hind. Dec. Khusyat-ul-salib, 



Khusyat-al-kulb, Arab. Orkis, Saturyoon, Turphyla, Yonanee. 

 Habitat. Cabul? andCashmir? 



Remarks. The opx^s of Theophrastus, Sprengel makes Orchis Morio 

 (W.) y Meadow Orchis. Dioscorides mentions two kinds of Salep under the 

 name of op x is, and a third, which he says is called o-arvptov, or rpi^vXXoi/. 

 O. Morio ; O. mascula, (W.) Early purple Orchis; O. papilonacea, (W.) 

 Butterfly Orchis; O. coriophora, (Per.) and O. undulatifolia, (Per.) all 

 probably yielded classical Salep, and the two first, and O. militaris, (W.) 

 Military Orohis, produce the best Salep in Europe. The source of 

 oriental Salep is not determined, but Royle conjectures it to be derived 

 from species of Eulophia ; probably E. vera and E. campestris. 



N. O. 233. ZtNGIBERACE^E. G1NGERWORTS. 

 Alpinia Galanga. Swartz. Loose-flowered Alpinia. 



Linn. Syst. Monandria Monogynia. 



The root, Greater Galangal. 



Vernacular. Koolunjuna, Sogunda-yoga, Dhumoola, Sans. Koolin- 

 jan, Hind. Beng. Dec. Pankejur, Dec. Chitta-ratta, Mai. 

 Pere-aretei, Tarn. Doomprastacum, Tel. Mahakaluwala, Heen- 

 kaluwala, Cey. Khusroo-daroo, Khowlinjan, Koleejan, Arab. 



Habitat. Sumatra, Java. 



Remarks. Mentioned by Avicenna. The same Indian synonymes in- 

 clude Lesser Galangal, the root of A. chinensis, (Ros.) a native of 

 China ; and Light Galangal the root of A. nutans, (Ros.) Nodding Alpi- 

 nia y a native of the East Indies generally. The root also of Ktempferia 

 Galanga, (Linn.) is often also substituted for true Galangal in India 

 itself. It is quite a spurious article. 



Costus speciosus. Rox. Showy Costus. 



Linh. Syst. Monandria Monogynia. 



The root. 



Vernacular. Kemboo, Kemooka, Sans. Keoo, Hind. Beng. Tsjana- 

 kua, Mai. Bomma-kachica, Pushkara t Tel. Tebu-aas, Cey. 



Habitat. East Indies. 



Remarks. This and C. ar^abicus, Linn., a native of both Indies, were 

 once thought the sources of Costus. 



Curcuma aeruginosa. Rox. Green-rooted Turmeric. 



Linn. Sytt. Monandria Monogynia. 



The root. 

 Vernacular. ? 

 Habitat. Pegu. 

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