THE TECHNOLOGIST. [July 1, 1864. 



544 VEGETABLE MATERIA MEDICA. 



seeds (vide Dr. R. Seligmaun in ' Liber Fund. Pharm.,' sub " Kurtum" = 

 Semen carthami tinctorii). 



Kuzberah, Ar. Coriander seed (Coriandrum sativum). — Native pro- 

 duce. Price in the bazaars, lfd. per lb. (10 Riege piastres for 3lbs. 

 troy). Kusbere, Ar., Kuschnis, Pers., of Seligmann, and Kuzeeruh, Ar., 

 of Birdwood. 



Lauz el Murr, Ar. Bitter almonds ) . , 7 , . . 



T TT . „ , , , > (Amygdalus communis). — 



Lauz Halw., Ar. Sweet almonds ) V ** / 



These are of native produce, and are sold at the rate of 7d. per lb. troy. 



Vide Dehi-lauz supra. 



Leban, Ar. Benzoin (Styrax Benzoin). — Imported from India, and 

 sold at about Is. 9d. per lb. troy. I do not notice " Benzoin " in Dr. 

 Seligmaun's work. " Obbanum " is generally regarded as the Arabic 

 Leban or Loban. Vide Elk-el- Laban. Eenzoin is called Loobanee-Ood 

 in the Deccan, and Hussee-Looban in Persia. 



Ma Luiii, Ar. Lime juice. — Native produce. Price 3|d. per lb. 



Mann, Ar. Manna. — Imported from Persia and sold at Is. 9d. per 

 lb. The brief reference to this substance in the 'Liber Fundam. 

 Pharm.' is as follows: — " Menn, Ar. (Manna Syriaca), Ex Syria 

 advehitur e regione urbis Bagdad. Mannam hedysari virtute sua 

 semuleatur." 



Mastaki, Ar. Mastic (Pistacia lentiscus). — Imported from Con- 

 stantinople. Sold at two piastres per miscal (about 6d. per oz.). This 

 is the Kinneh or Einnoli of the Persians, according to Dr. Birdwood, and 

 the Musteka of the Arabs. A kind of mastic is collected, it is said, 

 from Pistacia Khinjuk and P. cabulica in Sindh ; but as the above 

 product is imported direct from Constantinople, it would be the true 

 mastic. 



MuRR Makki, Ar. Myrrh {Balsamodendron myrrlia). — Obtained 

 from Mecca and sold at 10W- per lb. 



Nana, Ar. Peppermint. — Native produce. Sold at 3^d. per lb. 

 See also Dehn Nana. 



Ofes, Ar. Galls (Quercus infectorius). — Obtained from Kurdistan 

 and sold at 4d. per lb. Afs, Ar., and Masu, Pers., are given by Dr. Selig- 

 mann as galls of Quercus infectorius. 



Ofsentin, Ar. Absinth (Artemisia sp.). — Procured from Persia and 

 sold at the rate of ^ of a Id. per miscal (= 72 grains troy). It is doubt- 

 ful, amongst the large number of species of Artemisia, to which of these 

 the bazaar product is to be referred, in the absence of specimens for 

 examination. In India the Afsunteed of the bazaars appears to be in 

 part the produce of Artemisia Tndica, Wild., and in part A. absinthium, L. 



Rabb Ruind, Ar. Gamboge. — Imported from India. Price 3s. 

 per lb. Assara-reivund is given by Dr. Birdwood as the Arabic and 

 Persian name of Gamboge. 



Rabb-es-Sus, Ar. Extract of liquorice. — Imported from Aleppo. 

 Sold at one piastre per miscal. See also Asl-es-Sus. 



