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particularly with the former. It is very generally used as a tonic in dyspe- 

 psia and gouty as a deobstruent in obstru6lions of the spleen- and mesente- 

 ric glands, diseases to which children, in Hindostan, axe peculiarly liable ; 

 and as a stimulant in chronic rheumatism and palsy. It is also one of the 

 many remedies employed as a vermifuge. For a further account of this 

 salt, see " A Dissertation on the Bit-Jfoben, by John Henderson, of the 

 '^ Bengal Medical Establishment, 8vo. Lond. 1803" 



,Mr. Henderson having, carried some of the Bit-nohen to England, it 

 was analysed by Mr. Accum, and the result was as follows ; 



Four hundred and eighty grains of the salt yielded 



Black oxide of Irorij .... 6 Grains. 



Sulphur,.., li 



Muriate of Lime^ 12 



Muriate of Soda, 444 



476 

 Loss,..,... 4 



480 



Nicholson's Journal for August, 1803. 



From this analysis we may conclude, that the virtues of Bit-lahan, be< 

 yond what may be fairly ascribed to the Muriate of Soda, depend on the 

 proportion of iron contained in it. This metal appears to have been ob- 

 tained, during the process, from the Myrobalans, 



Impure Borate of Soda. Sohaga, H. Tancdna, S. 



C. inflammable. 



Sulphur. Ga7idhacS^'> H. Gandhaca, S. 



(1) Gund-huk. 



A a a 



