144 MANUAL OF THE Ntj.AGIRI DISTRICT, 



CHAP. VII. N.O. EUTACE^. 



Useful To tliis family belong the orange, lime, citron, &c., which are too 



Plants. well known to require any notice here. 



^GLE MARMELOS. Eng. Bacl Fruit. Dtdc. Bel-phal. Tavi. Vilva- 



pazham. Kan. Bilapatri-hannu. 

 Half-ripe fruit astringent and used in dysentery. 

 ToDDALiA ACULE.^TA. Duli. Jangli-kali-mirchi. Tarn. Milakaranai. 

 Root-bark bitter, stimulant and febrifuge. 

 Fekonia elephantum. Ehg. Wood-apple. Dulc. Kavit. Tarn. Vilam- 



pazham. Kan. Byalada-hannu. 

 Leaves have the smell of anise ; half-ripe fruit astringent. 



N.O. BURSERACE^. 



Canarium strictdm. Eng. Black Dammer. Dul-. Kala-damar. 



Tarn. Karuppu-damar. 

 Yields the beautiful black dammer of Southern India, 



N.O. MELIACE^. 

 Melia azadirachta. Eng. Nim ; Margosa. Buk. Nim. Tarn. 



Veppam. Kan. Bevina-mara. 

 Bark tonic and febrifuge. Mr. Broughton got from the bark an 

 amorphous resin ; the bitter principle seeds yield an oil used in skin 

 diseases. 



N.O. CELASTRINE^. 

 Celastrus paniculata. E7ig. Staff -tree. Tarn. Atiparich-cham. 

 An empyreumatic oil made from the seeds is known as Oleum 

 uigrum and used in beriberi. 



N.O. ANACARDIACE^. 

 Semecarpus anacardium, Eng. Marking-nut. Dulc. Bhilavan. 



Tarn. Sheran-kottai. Kan. Geru. 

 The acrid juice of the nut is caustic and vesicant. It is also used 

 with lime for marking cotton cloth, like marking ink. 



Odina wodier. Engr. Annaickarai wood. Duh. Besharam-ka-jhar. 



Tam. Odiya-maram. 

 Bark astringent, used in skin diseases. 



N.O. LEGUMIN0SJ5. 

 Acacia Arabica. Eng. Babool-tree, Duh. Kali-kikar, Tam. Karu- 



velam. Kan. Kare-jali. 

 Bark astringent and used for tanning. The gum is that known in 

 India as gum-arabic. 



Acacia LEucoPHLiEA. Eng. Panicled Acacia. Huh. Sharab-ki- 



kikar. Tam. Vel- velam. Kan. Bilijali-mara, 

 Bark astringent, used in distilling spirit. 

 Acacia Catechu. Eng. Catechu, Buk. Katthah. Tam. Kashu-katti. 



Kan. Kachu. 

 Yields a kind of catechu, the CatecJm nig mm of materia medica. 



