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inodorus ; sometimes substituted for Cinchona in the treatment 

 of fevers (Baden Powell). 



Mukand babri. — On the Salt Range it is used to kill lice, 

 and is regarded as depurative (Stewart) ; an aromatic tonic, 

 specially useful in ague (Baden- Powell). 



" There appears to be some confusion as to the identification 

 of the medicinal products sold in the bazars of the Punjab and 

 North-West Provinces, under the names of Jan-i-adam and 

 Mukand babri. Specimens and further information should 

 therefore be obtained " (Watt). 



The leaves of the species of Ajuga have a peculiar resinous 

 odor and a bitter taste. They are said to be stimulant, diuretic 

 and aperient. They have been given in rheumatism, gout, 

 palsy and amenorrhea. (U. S. Disp.) 



N. 0. PLANTAGINEiE. 



1023. Plantago major, Linn., h.f.b.i., IV. 705. 



Syn. — P. asiatica, Linn- 



Vern. : — Luhuriza (H.) ; Gul, isufgol (isupgul) is P. ovata, 

 for which see further (K. R. K.) 



Eabitat ; — Temperate and Alpine Himalaya, from Pesha- 

 war and Kashmir to Bhotan. Assam, Khasia Hills, Bombay 

 and Nilghiris. 



Perennial scapigerous herbs, glabrous or hairy, Rootstock 

 stout, truncate. Leaves all radical, 2-5in., variable in breadth, 

 teething irregular, oblong, or oblong-ovate, subentire at times, 

 3-7-ribbed. Petiole sometimes 4in. Spikes 3-4in., very long 

 and slender. Flowers scattered or crowded ; bracts equalling 

 the Calyx. Sepals glabrous, £in. long, margins broadly scarious, 

 obtusely keeled. Corolla glabrous ; filaments short. Capsule 

 2-celled, cells 4-8-seeded. Seeds angular, very minute, black. 



Uses : — In Lahoul (Himalayas) the leaves are applied to 

 bruises. (Stewart.) 



The seeds have the same properties ascribed to them as 



those of P. ovata, being considered an efficient remedy in 



dysentery, stimulant, warm and tonic. 

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