n. o. solanacktE. 809 



Uses:— The root and leaves are bitter and prescribed in 

 cosnraptive cases in the form of electuaiy, decoction and powder. 

 The berries and flowers are given in cough (Ainslie). 



862. S. gracilipes, Dene, h.f.b.i., iv, 237. 



Vern. : — Howa, margin pal, kauri buti, kandiari (Pb.). 



An undershrub, with prickles, short, conical, subrecurved, mi- 

 nutely stellately pubescent. Leaves I Jin. diam., obtuse, rarely 

 lobed, usually snallowly cordate, ovate or orbicular, sinuate, 

 often subcordate, not prickly. Petiole fin. Peduncles very short 

 or 0, axillary or pedicels f-l-|in., 3 together, subterminal or very 

 short lateral spurs. Calyx-lobes ^in., linear ; in fruit fin. Corolla 

 fin. diam.., deeply lobed. Berry fin. diam., globose, glabrous, 

 exceeding the sub-linear sepals. Seeds fin. diam., smooth. 



Uses : — The fruit is said to be collected by the hakims to be 

 applied to otitis (Dr. Stewart). The leaves are also officinal. 



863. Physalis minima, Linn, h.f.b.i., iv. 238 ; 

 Roxb. 189. 



Vern. : — Habbi kaknaj (Pb.) ; Buntepuriya (B.) ; Toolati-pati 

 (H.), Thanmori ; Nanvachi-wel (Bomb.) ; Kupanti (Tel.). 



Habitat : —Throughout India. 



An herbaceous, pubescent annual. Leaves 2in., ovate, sinuate, 

 angular or scarcely lobed. Petiole lin. ; pedicels f-fin. Stem 

 erect 6-18 in. height ; flowers solitary, on long slender deflexed 

 pedicels. Calyx at flower time f-fin. ; lobes lanceolate, half the 

 length of the Calyx, often hirsute, sometimes glabrescent. Co- 

 rolla clear yellow, fin. Calyx f- lin., ovoid or subglobose, 5-10 

 ribbed. Berry fin. diam. Seeds very many, T ^in. diam., discord, 

 reticulated, scarcely scabrous. 



Uses : — The fruit is considered tonic, diuretic, and purgative, 

 in the Punjab. (Dr. Stewart). Used for horses and gonorrhoea 

 in the Gujrat district of the Punjab (Ibbetson). In the Concan 

 the plant is made into a paste with rice water and applied to res- 

 tore flaccid breasts, in accordance with the doctrine of signa- 

 tures (Dymock). 



