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MALABAR- NUT. Adbatoda Vaslca, Nees. 



N.O. Acanthacea. 



Syn. Adatodai, Arusa, Adulsa, Bakas, Justicia Ad- 

 hatoda, Linn. 



Part used Leaves. 



Action Antispasmodic, expectorant, febrifuge. In 

 India this drug is highly esteemed as a remedy in all 

 bronchial, asthmatic, and pulmonary diseases. It is 

 mostly administered in the form of an infusion, although 

 in asthma the leaves are sometimes smoked. European 

 practitioners have used it with success in intermittent 

 and typhus fevers, and also in diphtheria. 



Preparations Fluid extract Br. Add. : Dose, 20-60 

 minims. Tincture Br. Add. : Dose, ^-i drachm. 



Distinctive character The leaves are opposite, 

 short stalked, lanceolate, entire, taper-pointed, 5-6 inches 

 long and i inch broad, smooth on both sides. Taste, 

 bitter. Odour, tea-like. 



MALE-FERN. Dryopteris Fllix-mas, Linn. 



N.O. Filices. 



Syn. Aspidium Filix-mas, Schwartz., Male Shield 

 Fern. 



Part used Root. 



Action Taenifuge, vermifuge, anthelmintic. Mostly 

 used for expulsion of tapeworm. The powder or the 

 fluid extract may be taken, but the ethereal extract or 

 oleoresin, if given in pill form, is the more pleasant way 

 of taking it. The last dose should be followed by a 

 purgative of castor oil. 



Preparations Powdered root: Dose, 1-4 drachms. 

 Fluid extract : Dose, 1-4 drachms. Oleoresin: Dose, 

 5-20 drops. Ethereal extract B.P. : Dose, 45-90 drops. 



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