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Cassia fistula. Enrj. Purging Cassia. Bui-. Amaltas. Tarn. CHAP. VII. 



Konraik-kai. Kan. Kakke-kai. 

 The piilp of the fruit is laxative. Plants. 



Ptekocarpus maesupium. Eng. Indian Kino. Bulc. Nat-ka-dammul- 



akhvain. Tarn- Kandamiruga-mirattum. 

 Yields the gum kino of commerce. 

 BuTEA FRONDOSA. Eiifj. Butea Gum. Bale. Falas-ka-gond. Tavi. 



Murukkan-pishin, Kan. Muttaga-gondu. 

 Yields a kind of gum like kino. The seeds are used as an anthel- 

 mintic. 



Abrus precatorius. Eng. Indian Liquorice. Bulc. Gumchi. Tarn. 



Gundu-mani. KaM. Gul-ganji. 

 Root said to be used as a substitute for liquorice. The red seeds 

 with black tips are used as weights by native jewellers and 

 druggists. 



N.O. COMBRETACE^. 



Terminalia bellerica. Eng. Belleric Myrabolans. Buk. Balda. 



Tarn. Tanrik-kai. Kan. Tari-kai. 

 The fruit is the asti'ingent Belleric myrabolans of commerce. 

 Terminalia chebula. Eng. Chebalic Myrabolans. Buh Halda. 



Tain. Kaduk-kai. Kan. Alale-kai. 

 The common myrabolans, largely exported. 

 Terminalia catappa. Eng. Country Almond. Buk. Jangli-badam. 



Tarn. Nattu-vadam-kottai. Kan. Nat-badami. 

 Bark astringent, fruit used as a substitute for almonds. 

 Terminalia tomentosa. Buk. Jangli-karanj. Tarn. Karuppu- 



maruta-marum. 

 Bark astringent, used in dyeing and tanning. 



N.O. MYRTACE/E. 



PsiDiUM pyriferum and P. pomiferdm. Eng. Guava root. Buk. 



Jam-ka-chal. Tarn. Goyya-ver. Kan. Shibe-hannu. 

 Bark of stem and root astringent and used in diarrhoea. 

 Eugenia jambolana. Efig. Jambolam or Blue Apple. Buk. 



Jamun. Tani. Nagap-pazham. Kan. Nerale-hannu. 

 Bark astringent. 



N.O. CUCURBITACE^. 



Citrullus colocynthis. Eng. Colocynth, Buk. Indaravan. Tarn. 



Pey-komatti. Kan. Hava-mekke-kai. 

 Yields a kind of colocynth, an active purgative. 

 Trichosanthes palmata. Buk. Guda-pandu. Tani. Shavari-pazham. 



KoM. Avagude-hannu. 

 A handsome climbing jilaut. Fruit said to be pui-gative. 



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