N. O. OLEAOE.E. 763 



Habitat: — Tropical North- West Himalaya ; Terai of Oudli 

 and Kumaun, Dee-can Peninsula, from Rajmahal southwards; 

 also in the hot lower hills. 



A large shrub, or scrubby tree, erect or climbing, says 

 Brand is ; usually suberect, says Kanjilal. Branches smooth, 

 grey ; branchlets pubescent. Leaves opposite, simple, entire, 

 4 by 2Jin., shortly acuminate, widest near the base, subcordate, 

 or the upper ovate or elliptic, young, hairy and often tomentose 

 on both surfaces, nerves distinct beneath, lower divaricate. 

 Petiole J-fin. Flowers white, fragrant, in lax terminal tricho- 

 tomous compound cymes, usually 10-20 flowers, not dense ; bracts 

 Jin. linear ; pedicels |in. ; Calyx-lobes 5-6, as long as or shortly 

 longer than the tube ; Corolla-lobes fin., lanceolate acute, 10 or 

 12, as long as the tube. Berries one or two, ovoid, often 

 oblique, i-|in. long by J-^in. broad, unsymmetric ellipsoid, 

 generally of one carpel, black when ripe. 



Use : — The juice of the leaves is used, with pepper, garlic 

 and other stimulants as an emetic, in obstruction of the bron- 

 chial tubes by viscid phlegm. Seven leaves will furnish a 

 sufficient juice for a dose. For young children, the juice of 

 half-a-leaf and of four leaves of Agasta (sesbania grand i flora) 

 may be mixed with two grains of black pepper and 2 grains 

 of dried borax and given in honey (Dymock). 



The leaves are slightly bitter and astringent, and might be 

 used as a tonic and stomachic. (S. Arjun). 



The Santals give a preparation of the plant in certain men- 

 strual complaints (Revd. A. Campbell). 



735. J. angusti folium, Vahl, h.f.b.i., hi. 598, 

 Roxb. 32. 



Sans. : — Kanana mallika ; asphota ; vana malli. 



Vern. : — Mwari ; ban-mallika (H.) ; chattu mallika ; caat- 

 mallica (Tarn.) ; Chiri-malle ; adevie-mallie(TeL); Katu-pitsjegam 

 (Mai). 



Habitat: — Dekkan Peninsula. Ceylon, in the lower Hills 

 frequent ; common, especially in the dry regions. 



