n. o. eupttorbiacr-t:. 1151 



at the base of a staminal column. Female flowers: — Calyx 

 divided to the base or nearly so ; segments 5. ovate, acute. 

 Ovary glabrous. Fruit smooth, ellipsoid ; capsule Jin. diam., 

 slightly 3-lobed ; seeds ellipsoid oblong, smooth, shining, black. 

 (Talbot, Brand is and Gamble.) 



Uses : — The seeds yield by expression a fixed oil, held in 

 much esteem by the Hindus as a stimulant application in 

 rheumatism and paralysis. (Ainslie quoted in Ph. Ind.) 



The oil possesses purgative properties. It is also used as an 

 application to sinuses, ulcers, foul wounds and ringworm. 

 The root brayed with water is given to children suffering 

 from abdominal enlargements. It purges, and is said to reduce 

 glandular swellings. The juice of the plant is used to remove 

 films from the eyes. (Dymock.) 



On extraction with ether the seeds yielded 21*3 per cent, of a light straw- 

 coloured oil which was turbid at 55° F. The seeds form 29*8 per cent, of the 

 capsules. Like other oils of this family it is employed as a purgative and is 

 considered a remedy for ulcers and ringworm. 



The following characters were found.— Fat : Acid value, 15*79 ; saponi- 

 fication value, 194-5 ; Reichert-Meissl value, 4 ; unsaponifiable, 1*38; butyro- 

 refractometer at 25°, 765 c . Fatty acids: per cent. 89*01; melting point, 

 35°; iodine value, 119*6 ; neutralisation value, 187*3 ; mean molecular weight 

 299*4. (A. K. Menon.) 



1142. J. nana, Date., and Gibs., h.f.b.i.,v. 382. 

 Vern. : — Kirkundi (Mar.). 



Habitat : — The Concan ; stony places near Poona and 

 Bombay, etc 



A dwarf, glabrous, sparingly-branched shrub, l-2ft., no 

 glandular bristles. Leaves broadly cuneate at base, entire or 

 3-lobed ; entire lobes broad, acute, 3-5in. diam. Petiole very 

 short, stout, i-i'm. ; stipules not seen. Flowers glabrous, sepals 

 entire. Styles slender, stigmas capillate. 



Use:— The juice is employed as a counter-irritant in 

 ophthalmia. (Dymock.) 



1143. J. multifida, Linn., h.f.b.i., v. 383. 



Habitat :— Native of South America, cultivated and natural- 

 ized in various parts of India. 



