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and in gastric irritability, it is a remedy of value. In cholera it 

 proves serviceable, not only by allaying and arresting the vomit- 

 ing, but by aiding the process of reaction. Externally applied, 

 it forms an excellent embrocation in chronic rheumatism, neu- 

 ralgia, sprains, and other painful affections." From several 

 trials with Lemon Grass Oil, the Editor feels justified in 

 speaking highly of it, not only as an external application in 

 rheumatism and other painful affections, but as a stimulant 

 and diaphoretic when administered internally. Amongst the 

 natives and Indo-Britons of Southern India, it is one of their 

 most highly esteemed remedies in Cholera ; and the Editor has 

 witnessed cases in which it certainly seemed to moderate and 

 check the vomiting, whilst it served to raise the depressed state 

 • of the constitution. It is well worthy of future trials, specially 

 in the earlier stages of the disease. Dr. iEneas Ross reports 

 very favourable of a warm infusion prepared by macerating 

 about four ounces of the leaves in a pint of hot water. He states 

 that he has used it very successfully as a diaphoretic in febrile 

 affections, specially in weakly subjects, or when the fever is of a 

 typhoid type. It is much used, and proves a valuable remedy, 

 according to the same authority, in dropsical affections conse- 

 quent on prolonged attacks of fever so prevalent in malarious 

 countries." (Ph. Tnd., p. 255.) 



1342, Avena fatua, Linn., h.f.b.l, vii. 275. 



Vern. : — Kuljud, ganer, gandal, jei (H.) ; Gozang, ganer- 

 jei, Kasamm, yupo, upwa (Pb.). 



Habitat : — Plains and hills of Northern India. 



An annual herbaceous grass. Stems 2-4ft. high, erect, 

 polished. Leaves few ; sheaths long, smooth, striate, glaucous 

 green ; ligule prominent, broad, truncate ; blade 5-6in. long, 

 linear lanceolate, tapering from the base, pale-green. Spikelets 

 few, laterally compressed, pendulous, arranged in large loose 

 panicles, usually 2-3-flowered ; florets widely open when in 

 flower, one sessile, one-stalked, and a third reduced to a slender- 

 stalked club-shaped rudiment ; glumes 2, about equal, f-lin. 



