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fail to afford more than temporary relief. (See Madras Quar- 

 terly Joum. of Med., vol. i. p.. 300, 1860.) Cataplasms of 

 the bruised leaves, or fomentations with an infusion of the 

 leaves, are much employed as a local application to bruises, 

 sprains and other diseases. An extract prepared from the 

 leaves and flowers is given in leprosy (Dr. J. Newton). 



Pharmacopoeia of India. 



The seeds have been reported as oily, but an authentic sample from 

 Saharanpur examined in 1907 contained only 10-5 per cent., extracted by 

 ether. The iodine value of the oil was 121-6 and had the drying properties of 

 poppy seed oil. [Hooper in the Agricultural Ledger 1911-12 No. 5 p. 147.] 



514. — Lagerstrcemia Flos-Iieginae, Retz., h.f.b.i., 

 ii. 577. 



Vern. : — Arjuna, jarul (Hind.) ; Jarul (Beng.) ; Gara saikre 

 (Kol.) ; Sekra (Santal) ; Ajhar, jarul (Assam) ; Bolashari (Garo.) ; 

 Taman, bondara (Bomb.) ; Bondara, mota-bondara (Concan) ; 

 Taman, tamana, mota bon, dara (Mar.) ; Kadali (Tarn.) ; Chen- 

 nangi (Tel.) ; Challa, holedasal, maruva (Kan.) ; Adamboe 

 (Malay.) ; yengma, kone-pyinma, pyinma (Burm.) ; Kamaung, 

 (Magh.) ; Murute, muruta-gass (Sing.), 



Habitat : — A large, deciduous tree of Eastern Bengal, 

 Assam, Burma, and the West Coast, extending north to 

 Ratnagiri ; cultivated as far north as Lahore. 



A large deciduous tree reaching 50-60ft,, sometimes when 

 old having on its trunk and larger branches a few strong 

 straight spines, l-3in. Bark smooth, grey to cream-coloured, 

 peeling off" in irregular flakes. Wood shining, light-red, hard, 

 Leaves glabrous, 4-10in., from broad elliptic obtuse to long 

 lanceolate. Petiole i-Jin. long. Panicles large, lower branches 

 often 6in., curved ascending flowers scattered. Flowers 

 purplish lilac, 2-3in. across. Petiole distinct, usually £in. 

 Calyx thick, green covered with hard white (sometimes ferru- 

 ginous) tomentum ; ribs 12-14, flat or round, not acute on the 

 back. Petals commonly lin. (sometimes more), margins erose- 

 undulate, hardly fimbriate. Calyx in fruit very much thickened, 

 finally woody, lobes triangular, spreading, stamens of equal 

 length. Apex of the ovary glabrous. Fruit a large capsule, 



