752 INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS. 



exserted, linear-lanceolate, subsessile, hairy at the back. Ovary 

 7-9-celled. Berry 1 by fin., ovoid, smooth, green, fleshy, 1-2 

 or 3-seeded. Seeds J-lin. long. 



Uses : -It is used as an ointment in cases of rheumatism. 

 The butter is an excellent emollient for chapped hands, &c, 

 during the winter months. It seems deserving of further 

 attention (Watt, I. 406). 



The kernels yield from 60 to 65 per cent, of fat. The fat has a whitish 

 colour and agreeable odour, and is used for edible purposes. It has been 

 recommended for the preparation of ointments. The constants are : Specific 

 gravity at 100°, 0-86—089 ; melting point, 39° ; saponification value, 190 to 194; 

 iodine value, 41 to 42; Reichert-Meissl value, 0-44 to 125. Fatty acids 

 about 95 per cent., melting at 51° to 53°. The fat consists of the glycerides 

 of oleic and palmitic acids and a small amount of phytosterol. 



724. Mimusops Elengi, Linn., h.f.b.i., hi. 548; 

 Roxb. 318. 



Sans. : — Vakula. 



Vem : — Bakul (Beng.) ; Molsari 'Hind.) ; Gholsari, bholsarf 

 (Dec. J ; Mogadam (Tarn.) ; Pogada-manu (Tel.); Elangi (Mai.) ; 

 Bakuli, ovali (Bom.). Buckhul ; ranjal (Kan.). 



Habitat: — Deccan and Malay Peninsulas, frequently culti- 

 vated in North India. 



A large, ornamental, glabrous, evergreen tree, 50ft. Bark 

 dark-grey, rough, deeply cracked, with vertical or transverse 

 fissures; wood very hard, close and even-grained. Sapwood 

 reddish-brown ; heart wood dark-red. Leaves 3 J by If in., ellip- 

 tic, shortly acuminate, base rhomboid, nerves slender, numer- 

 ously horizontal, scattered, shining. Petioles fin., youngest 

 shoots, pedicels and outside of the calyx, with very short 

 rusty pubescence. Flowers white, very fragrant, nearly lin., 

 across, pedicles J-fin. Calyx segments 8. Corolla decidu- 

 ous, leaves in 2 series, 16-20, narrow, lanceolate stamens 

 8, usually ; staminodes 8, short, densely hairy on the back, 

 acute, serrate or subentire. Berry 1-seeded, |-lin., ovoid, 

 yellow. The fragrant smell of the Corolla persistent long after 

 it dries. 



