iilSOBE AND OOOEd. 2<>h 



410 Ipomaea muricata, Jacq. 



A' prickly twiner of annual duration like the last 

 nam;ed, and possessing, the same medicinal property. 

 Flowers purple and white. 



411 Ipomaea digltata, Linn. Kan. Bhumichekri 



gadde, Buja-gilmbala. 

 The prepared root of this creeper is utilised with 

 milk and honey as an aphrodisiac ; and combined 

 with coriander and fenugreek, it becomes a lacta- 

 gogue. 



412 IpomaBa bilob^a, Foesk. Kan. Adambuballi. 

 This is the goats'fbot creeper of the Madras 



shores. The root and leaves are medicinal, and the 

 flowers are sacred to the goddess Durgi, Being a 

 maritime plant, it does not succeed very well in an 

 insular country like Mysore ; but with this excep- 

 tion, the various species- of Ipomsea are easily pro- 

 duced, and form an interesting collection fc>r trellis 

 work. 



413 Evolyulus alsinoides, Linn. Kan. Vishmjkrantj, 



Vislmukrandi,' 



Wig— Bet. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. 



A low procumbent herb of the woods and fields. 

 The pretty, little, blue flowers remind one of forget- 

 me-not, to which'they bear some resemblance, ^.b 

 is a popular herb, to which several valuable pro- 

 perties are attributed by the people of India. Indeed 

 so great' is the belief in its curing power that, in- 

 some parts, it is taken for nearly every ' complaii^t. 

 " At the present time it is thought to strengthen 

 the brain and memory, and is used ■ extensively as a 

 febrifuge and tonic Burmann says that it is reputed 

 to be a sovereign remedy for dysentery." 



PharmaeograpMa Iniua. 



The tender leaves make a fine chatney which is 

 much relished by the Hindus, It is mostly consumed 

 with ghee and rice. 



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