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Besides these several uses, it is in use in Singapore for bloody 

 urine. It is ground up and mixed with alum and water, and the 

 decoction drunk. This is known as Ubat Kinching Darah. 



Rourea fulgens, Planch. (Connaracece) "Semilat." A big woody 

 climber with very twisted brown stems and small deep green leaves 

 which being of a beautiful pink colour when young give the plant 

 a charming appearance. The flowers small and white. The roots of 

 this have a great reputation for stomach-ache, a decoction being 

 used, Holmes under the name Daun Rajah Kayu, says a decoction 

 of the roots is used in leprosy, and an allied species R. santaloides y 

 Dalz. is used in India as a bitter tonic in scurvy rheumatism,, 

 pulmonary complaints and diabetes. 



Cnestis ramiflora, Griff. An allied plant is also used for stomach- 

 ache. A decoction of the roots is given. 



Sterculia scaphigera (Sterculiacece) " Kembang Samankok ". 



The seeds of this magnificent tree are imported into Singapore 

 for sale in the drug shops where there is a good demand for them. 

 When steeped in water the testa produces a large quantity of 

 mucilage, which contains bassorin, so that one seed will fill a cup 

 whence the native name of Fill-cup. One or two seeds are put into 

 a cup of water overnight with a little sugar candy and the mucilage 

 which somewhat resembles cold boiled sago is eaten on rising in 

 the morning. This pleasant medicine is supposed to clear the 

 stomach and cool the blood. 



The tree is not rare in Singapore and there are two or three in 

 the Garden jungle. It attains a considerable size 60 to 100 feet, 

 and produces in shedding its leaves corymbs of small white flowers. 

 The seed is oblong and grey about an inch long and borne in one 

 corner of a large green boat shaped carpel. 



Cleome viscosa, L. {Capparidece) " Mamun." A common weed 

 somewhat pungent in taste. A decoction of the whole plant is used 

 in colic. The seeds used as an anthelmintic in India and the juice 

 of the leaves mixed with oil poured into the ears to relieve 

 deafness. 



Coriandrum sativun, L. Coriander seed. Jintan, is used also as a 

 carminative as it is everywhere, as are also the rhizomes of kunchur 

 Koernpferia Galanga, and Ginger rhizomes. These are pounded 

 and the juice drunk. Ginger and kunchur are both cultivated i 

 coriander seed, used in curry is imported. 



Dysophylla auricularia (Labiatcv). A kind of wild mint " Ekor 

 Kuching " mixed with chunam (lime) is rubbed on the navel for 

 colic and supposed to be beneficial. 



Callicarpa /ongi folia, Lam/' Tampoe besik" (Verbenacece). A 

 common shrub with violet flowers and white berries. The leaves 

 used for colic. 



Bridelia tomentosa, Bl. "Kenidci" (Euphorbiacece). A large 

 shrub common in damp grounds. A decoction of its leaves used 

 for colic. 



