I. VEGETABLES.— Gramine.t:. 17 



>prat barley : — All these pearl barleys are used to make a 

 cooling gruel, to thicken soups, and as ingredients in pectoral 

 and anti-febrile drinks. 



Malt, Malfum, Bhia, is made from any of the species of barley 

 soaked in water for two or three days, or until the water turns 

 reddish, then drained, spread about two feet thick on a floor 

 where it heats, and emits its root or spike: it is then spread 

 thinner for two or three days, then heaped up again until it heats 

 again, finally dried on a kiln, and the roots separated by screen- 

 ing. Five pounds of spring barley produce about four of malt. 

 Alalt is used to make an alterative, analeptic infusion, and its 

 decoction is fermented to form beer and ale. — Grains, The 

 rxhausted malt left from brewing, used in London as a food for 

 »ws, to whose milk it communicates a peculiar flavour, and 

 tendency to putrescence. 



Rye, Secakf S. cereale liyhernum ; — Spring Rye, S. c. cestivum. 

 Seeds malted and manufactured into rye spirit, also ground to 

 flour, — Spurred rye^ Ergot, S. cornutum, P. U. S. Diseased grains 

 of rye, which, when ground with healthy rye and made into 

 bread, produces gangrene of the limbs ; now in use as an emme- 

 nagogue in small doses ; and to accelerate the contraction of the 

 womb in protracted labour, and passive uterine haemorrhage; 

 dose 10 to 15 gr. powdered every ten minutes, or as an infusion. 



AIaize, Indian Corn, Turkey Corn, Formentonc, Melicone, 

 Dhoota Mnkka, 'Z/'a, Z. mays. Yourg ears roasted for food ; ripe 

 grain made into flour ; used by biscuit-bakers. 



Indian kice, Oryza, O. Indica, O.sativa; — Seeds, 7'ough rice, 

 Dnhn, Paddy, used to feed birds ; a spirit is distilled from it 

 called arrack. Husked seeds, rice, boiled for food, and to make 

 an astringent decoction ; — Ground rice, used for puddings. 



Millet, Milium Panicum miliaccum, M. escidentum, P. milium, 

 luskcd seeds, M.mundatum, used to make gruel, also ground 

 for flour ; — Panic, P. glaucum, Setaria glauca. Seeds used to 

 feed poultry, and sometimes for gruel ; — Miglio panico, Cogncc^ 

 P. Italicum, Setaria Italica. Seeds small, very delicate and 

 wholesome, added in India to beer to make it more intoxicating ; 

 — Chinnn^ P, pilosum ; — Sauma/i, P . frumcntaceum. Seeds used in 

 India as grain. 



Indian Corn, Natckcnny, Morhua, Sesame, Sesnmum, Cyno" 

 nu coractunut. Seeds size of a mustard-seed, dark coloured, 

 line flavoured, made into milk gruel, or ground into flour. 



•Spring Grass, Antlinxanthum odnratum. Nearly resembles 

 earners hay and Indian nard ; dried herb used as a substitute for 

 'ea : the very agreeable odour of new hay is owing to this grass ; 



K)t aromatic. VX\\i. of hay, or at most 141b. is the full (quantity 



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