46 BURRA GOKEROO BUTCHER'S BROOM BUTTERBUR. 



BURRA GOKEROO. Pedalium Murex, Linn. 



Syn.-Barra Gokhru. N '' ?<*<**** 



Part used Seeds. 



Action Antispasmodic, demulcent, diuretic. Has 

 been used in incontinence of urine, in gonorrhoea, gleet, 

 and irritation of urinary organs. An infusion (i in 20) 

 should be taken each day in several doses. 



Distinctive character Fruits pale brown, calyx 

 J^th inch long and J inch in diameter at the base, with 

 four angular ridges having a short straight spine at the 

 base of each, two-celled with four narrow elongated seeds. 

 Taste, mucilaginous. Odour, none. 



BUTCHER'S BROOM. Ruscus aculeatus, Linn. 



N.O. Liliactce. 



Syn. Common Butcher's Broom, Kneeholm, Knee- 

 holy, Fettigree, Sweet Broom. 



Part used Root. 



Action Diaphoretic, diuretic, deobstruent, aperient. 

 Will be found of use in jaundice, gravel, and female 

 obstructions. The decoction is the usual form of 

 administration. 



Distinctive character The rhizome is brownish 

 grey, 2-4 inches long and \ inch in diameter, with 

 rather crowded rings and rounded stem scars on the 

 upper surface, and many woody rootlets below. The 

 transverse section shows a number of vascular bundles 

 in the central portion. Taste, sweetish, slightly 

 acrid and turpentiny. Odour, none. 



BUTTERBUR. Petasites vulgaris, Desf. 



N.O. Composite. 



Syn. Common Butterbur, Tussilago Petasites, Linn. 

 Part used Root. 



Action Cardiac tonic, stimulant, diuretic. Has 

 been in use as a remedy in fevers, asthma, colds, and 



