520 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [November, 1910. 



Baden Powell says Maya shutr arabi is the rennet from 

 the stomach of the camel. The genuine article is brought from 

 Arabia and sells at Us. 8 for 4 oz. 



I have not met with this article in Calcutta. 



Cervus duvauceli, Cuv. . . . . The Barasingha. 



Vern.: — Mrigasringa, Sans.; Sambaracinga, Mar., Harts- 

 horn. 



The antlers of the barasingha stag, incinerated in closed 

 vessels, is used in painful affections of the heart, pleurodynia, 

 sciatica and lumbago. Powdered in water or rubbed on a 

 atone in conjunction with other ingredients it is used as an 

 application in headache and rheumatic pain. It is given in 

 doses of about twenty grains in clarified butter. It is officinal 

 in Lahore, the supply being received from Kashmir (Honig- 

 berger). In Bombay transverse sections of the horn of Sambar 

 (O. unicolor) are sold as a medicine under the name of Sambar 

 singh. 



Hartshorn contains 57"5 per cent, of ash consisting chiefly 

 of calcium phosphate. 



Moschus moschiferus, Linn. . . .. The Musk Deer. 



Vern. : — Kastura, Hind. ; Mushka, mriganabhi, Sans. The 



Musk is the unctuous grain found in the pod or abdominal 

 gland of the animal. The Bharaprakasa describes three varie- 

 ties of musk : Kamrupa, the best ; Nepala, of intermediate 

 quality ; and Kashmiri, inferior. Modern trade recognises 

 three kinds : 1. Russian, 2. Assamese, 3. Chinese or Ton- 

 quinese. 



India receives her supply of musk from Tibet, Nepal, 

 Sikkim, Bhutan, and the Naga and Mishmi hills. 



Musk is used as a stimulant, antispasmodic and expecto- 

 rant in low fevers, chronic cough or general debility. Its chief 

 use, however, is in perfumery. The price of Tibetan musk is 

 about Rs. 40 per ounce and that of Bhutan Rs. 32. In 1841 

 it sold in Ajmir at Rs. 12 per tola (Irvine). 



Pod. 



CARNIVORA. 



Ursus torquattjs, Wagner . . . . Himalayan bear. 



Vern. : — Barlu-Jce-cherbee 9 Hind. The Fat. 



Bears' grease is appreciated for its medicinal properties 

 and is an article of commerce in Northern India. It is pre- 

 pared in Kangra, Mussoorie and Kumaon by heating the fatty 

 tissue, as in rendering lard from the leaf of a pig, and straining 

 while hot through a cloth. It is an emollient in rheumatism, 



and is used as a heating application to wounds, bruises and 



sores. 



