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usually 3-pinnate ; petioles, sheathing at the base ; pinnae oppo- 

 site, 4-6 pair ; pinnules opposite, 6-9 pair, the uppermost 1- 

 foliolulate ; a hairy gland between each pair of pinnas and 

 pinnulae. Ultimate leaflets opposite, f-fin. long, obovate or 

 elliptic, entire, membranous, pale beneath. Flowers lin. 

 diam., strongly honey-scented. Sepals linear-lanceolate, reflexed. 

 Petals |-|in. long, linear spathulate, white, with yellow dots 

 near base. Filaments villous at base. Ovary hairy. Capsule 

 9-20in. long J-fin. broad, 3-gonous, linear, pendulous, longitudi- 

 nally ribbed, slightly constricted between the seeds. Seeds 

 3-cornered, winged at the angles, about lin. long, including 

 the wings. 



It is one of most easily propagated trees of the Western 

 peninsula by cuttings. Flowers and fruits in abundance twice 

 or at times, thrice a year. 



Use. — The root is described by the Sanskrit writers as 

 acrid, pungent, stimulant and diuretic, and is applied externally 

 as a rubefacient. The seed is said to be stimulant, and is given 

 in ascites arising from enlargement of the liver and spleen. 



The root and bark abortifacient. Kanai Lai Dey, quoted 

 by Chevers (I. B. Lyons Medical Jurisprudence). See, K. 

 R. Kirtikar's Poisonous Plants,' Bombay, P. X. Jl. Bombay 

 N. H. Society, Vol IX. 



A decoction of the root-bark is recommended to be given 

 with asafoetida and rock salt in inflammation, abscess and 

 calculous affections. The gum of the tree, mixed with sesamum 

 oil, is recommended to be poured into the ears for the relief of 

 otalgia (Dutt). 



Mahomedan writers describe the flowers as hot and dry, and 

 consider that they expel cold humours, disperse swellings, act as 

 a tonic and diuretic, and increase the flow of bile. The juice 

 of the root with milk is diuretic, antilithic and digestive, and is 

 useful in asthma. A poultice made with the root reduces 

 swellings, but is very irritating and painful to the skin. The 

 pods have anthelmintic properties. 



Ainslie says that the Native doctors prescribe it as a stimu- 

 lant in paralytic affections and intermittent fever, in doses of 



