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swept up by the nomad tribes of the Multan Desert, 

 and eaten ; they are known to them as " Alathi." — 

 ' Treasury of Botany/ Lindley and Moore ; ' Flora of 

 British India/ Sir J. D. Hooker, vol. i., p. 425. 



Distribution : Nile Land, Lower Guinea, Cape de 

 Verd Islands. 



Fagonia arahica, L. {F. cretica, L.). — Annual. Under 

 the name of " Dhamasa " this plant has a great 

 reputation in India as a suppurative in the cases of 

 abscess, and for cooling the mouth, the steam of the 

 decoction being inhaled. This plant is also used by 

 the hill people as a remedy for fever. — 'Vegetable 

 Materia Medica of Western India/ W. Dymock, 

 p. 96. 



Distribution : North Central, Nile Land, Cape de 

 Verd Islands. 



Geraniace^. 



" Amrulsdk" {Oxalis corniculata, L.). — A herb con- 

 sidered by the Hindoos to have cooling, refrigerant 

 and stomachic properties. The fresh juice is used to 

 relieve intoxication from Datura, and is said to be 

 useful in dysentery. All parts of the plant have an 

 acid taste. — ' Vegetable Materia Medica of Western 

 India,' W. Dymock, p. 97. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land, Lower 

 Guinea, Mozambique District, Cape de Verd Islands. 



