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A. fornicatunif Sjn. iov Alocasia fomicata, known as Bees Kuchoo 

 about Calcutta — used medicinally. 



A. montana, Syn. for Alocasia viontana, is, according to Roxburgh, 

 a native of the mountainous forests of the Northern Circars, where its 

 root is said to be employed to poison tigers. 



A. odorum, Syn. for Alocasia odor a. 



A. rapiforme, Syn. for Alocasia rapiformis. 



Arum indiciim, Syn. for Alocasia indica, known in Bengal as 

 Man-Kuchoo. In Bengal, it is much cultivated about the huts of 

 the natives for its esculent stems and small pendulous bulbs or 

 tubers, these being very generally eaten by people of all ranks in their 

 curries ; as a medicine, it is stated to be useful in anasarca, and also 

 in piles and habitual constipation. In using the plant, the tough 

 portions should be rejected, and' the stems and root-stalks boiled and 

 the water thrown away, otherwise they are likely to irritate the throat 

 and palate. 



A. curvatunij Syn. for Arisoema curvatum, is stated to have poi- 

 sonous properties. In Kulu, the seeds are said to be given with salt 

 for colic in sheep. 



A. cuspidatum, Syn. for Ariscema cuspidaturn. 



A. speciosum, Syn. for Ariscema speciosum. In Hazara the root is 

 stated to be poisonous. In Chumba it is applied pounded to snake bites. 

 In Kiilii, where the root is given to sheep for colic, the fruit is 

 said to have deleterious effects on the mouth when eaten by children. 



A. tortuosum, Syn. for AriscBma tortuosum, found in Chumba and 

 also eastward to Nepal. The root of the plant is used to kill the 

 worms which infest cattle in the rains. 



A. divaricatum, Syn. for Typlionium divaricatum. 



A. flagelUforme, Syn. for Typhonium cuspidatum. 



A. graciloj Syn. for Typhonium gracile. 



A. orixense, Syn. for Typhonium trilohatum. The roots when fresh 

 are stated by Roxburgh to be exceedingly acrid, more so than A. dra- 

 cunculus or maculatum. The natives apply them in cataplasams to 

 discuss or bring forward scirrhous tumours. They also apply them 

 externally to the bite of venomous snakes, at the same time giving 

 internally a piece about the size of a field bean. 



A. margaretiferum, Sjm. for Plesmoyiium margaretiferum. 



A. sessilijlorum, Syn. for Sauromatum sessiliflorum. The tubers are 

 as large as small potatoes, they are very acrid and poisonous, and are 

 only used externally as a stimulating poultice by natives. The loth of 

 Dymock's Materia Medica. 



A. silvalicum, Syn. for Synantheris silvatica. According to Dymock 



