432 INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS. 



The powdered seeds are taken as snuff in cases of violent 

 headache arising from cold (Mr. Mukerji). 



The boiled seeds are said to possess powerful aphrodisiac 

 properties (Surg.-Major Houston). 



The seeds reduced to a paste are used for contusions and to 

 reduce inflammation. 



If the leaves are steeped in warm mustard-oil and applied 

 over the seat of pain in rheumatism much benefit will be 

 derived (Surgeon-Major W. Wilson). 



The juice of the fresh leaves, mixed with some bland oil, and 

 applied externally, seems to relieve local pain (Surg.-Major 



B. Gupta). 



Abrin, which has been subjected to tryptic digestion and the proteids 

 salted out, gives no biuret reaction ; its poisonous characters remain 

 unaltered, and it agglutinates red blood corpuscles as intensely as the 

 unaltered abrin which contains proteids. Abrin, whether united to proteids or 

 not, gives a precipitate with antiabrin blood serum. Abrin corresponds on the 

 whole with ricin, but differs from it, in that its agglutinating properties are 

 resistant to pepsin — hydrochloric acid, even more resistant than its 

 poisonous action. 



J. Ch. S. 1902, A I. 408. 



378. Gidev arietinum, Linn., h.f.b.l, ii, 176, 

 Roxb. 566. 



Vern : — Chana, but (H.) ; Chhola (B.) ; Chana, harbhara 

 iBomb.) ; Kadalai (Tarn.) ; Senagaloo (Tel.) ; Kadala (MalayJ. 



The vinegar — Chanakamla (Sans.) ; Chane-ka-sirkah (H.) ; 

 Chana-amba (Bomb.) ; Kadalai-kadi (Tarn.) 



Habitat: — Commonly cultivated in the Northern Provinces 

 and Nilghiris. 



An annual herb, viscose, much-branched. Leaves pinnate, 

 rigid, l-2in., with usually a terminal leaflet. Leaflets close, 

 oblanceolate or oblong. Stipules small, with a few long teeth. 

 Corolla scarcely half as long again as the Calyx. Flowers in 

 axils of the leaves ; peduncle J-fin. Calyx £-■§-, teeth linear, 

 2-3 times the tube. Pubescence of pod short and fine. Pod 

 oblong, f-lin., turgid, narrowed into the persistent style. Seed 

 solitary generally ; exceptionally double one upon the other, 

 without septal division. 



