134 MELIACE.E. 



Hindoosthan, Assam. Fl. small, white, honey-scented, Feb. and 

 March ; fr. May and June. Bark used as a good substitute for Pe- 

 ruvian bark. Leaves, especially mixed with equal parts of those of 

 Vitex Negundo, L. are used successfully in various ways. The mix- 

 ed, dried leaves, added to common poultices, act powerfully in pre- 

 venting glandular tumors from coming to maturity. The same dis- 

 cutient effect is produced, after the application of leeches, in all kinds 

 of bruises and sprains, by a watery or vinous infusion of them, parti- 

 cularly when spirit of camphor is now and then sprinkled over the 

 cloth, steeped in the infusion. We have seen the greatest benefit 

 from this application, in the worst cases of compound fracture. A 

 sacculus aromaticus of these leaves, with a few grains of powdered 

 camphor, seldom fail to afford relief in rheumatic affections of the ears, 

 eyes, and teeth. From the fruit a bitter oil is expressed, which is 

 used against worms, and that, according to Dr. Buchanan, in doses of 

 one ounce. This, Achil. Richard observes, is another instance, after 

 the Olive, of the pericarp (pxJp) yielding that subtance which is usual- 

 ly obtained from the seed. The seeds after being skinned are used 

 for killing insects, and the kernels, powdered and mixed with water, 

 for washing the hair. Timber hard, durable, fit for ship-building — 

 " Leaves beaten into a pulp, and thus externally applied, act like a 

 charm in removing the most intractable forms of psora, and other 

 pustular eruptions." (Wight.) 

 Mallea, Ad. Juss. (W. and A. pr. \,p. 118.) 



1. Rothii, (W. and A. I. c. ;—J. Grah. Cat. B. fl. p. 31.— Melia bacci- 

 fera, Roth. ; — DC. pr. 1. p. 622. — Ekebergia indica, Rowb. fl. ind 2, p. 

 392.) 3 Circars, Katruj Ghaut, near Poona. Fl. small, white ; and fr. 

 the whole year. 



2. integerrima, Wall. MSS. (Ekebergia ? integerrima. Wall. Cat.) B 

 Taong Dong. Fl. small, yellowish-green, March ; fr. 0. 



Amoora, Roxb. (W. and A. pr I, p. 119.) 



1. Rohituka. W. and A. {I. c. — Andersonia Rohituka, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, 

 p. 213.) t^^sqrt® Tikta-raj. 5 Travancore. Moulmein, Chappedong, 

 Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. small, white, July and Aug. ; fr. H. S. 

 — From the seeds the natives, where the trees grow plentifully, 

 extract an oil, which they use for many economical purposes. 

 (Roxb.) 



2. cucullata, Roxb. (Coram. 3, t. 258. — Andersonia cucuUata, Roxb. fl. 

 ind. 2, p. 212.) '^f'g[?l1 Amoora. L. b Soonderbuns. Fl. small, yel- 

 low. Has not H. here. 



3. polystachya, W. and A. (/;r. 1,;;. 119, ««wo/.— Aglaia ? polystachya. 

 Wall. ;—Roxb. fl. ind. ; ed. Carey, 2, p. 429.) L. b Khassya Moun- 

 tains. Fl. pale yellowish, fragrant, R. S. ; fr. 0. 



MiLNKA, Roxb. (W. and A. pr. \,p. 118.) 



1. edulis, Roxb. (/. ind. 1, p. 637 ;—(?(/. Carey, 2, p. 430.) b Silhet. 



