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THE VEGETATION OF THE DISTRICT OF 
Aristolocliia indica L. Burm, Eikthaya*moolee . 
A preparation of the root used externally and a decoction of the 
leaves given internally in skin-eruptions of children. 
Polygonum tomentosum Willd, Burm 0 Wetkyien. 
A decoction of the root used in the stomachic troubles of 
children. 
fiscum orientale Willd. Burm. Kyibaung< 
A paste of the powdered leaves used as a local antiphlogistic 
application. 
Clirozopliora plicata A. Juss. Burm. Gyo-sagauk . 
A decoction of the whole plant used in treating Gonorrhoea. 
Croton oblongifolius Roxb. Burm. Thetyin-gyi , 
Leaves used in hot fomentations to allay inflammation, either 
strained in a cloth or first made into a paste. 
Euphorbia antiquorum L. Burm. Teinganeik-tazaung . 
The branches are sliced, dried and powdered and administered 
to check profuse lochial discharge. 
Streblus asper Lour. Burm. On-hne-bin . 
A decoction of the dried leaves is administered in dysentery. 
Dioscorea bulbifera L. Burm. Khadu . 
Used as a galactagogue. 
Arundo Donax L. Root used as a diuretic. 
Timber trees. 
The following is rather a selective than an exhaustive list. The 
names in brackets are the Burmese names, either obtained by the 
writer on the spot or taken from Gamble’s Manual of Indian 
timbers :*— 
Mesua ferrea ( Gangaw ), Dipterocarpus tuberculatus ( Eng.), 
Pentacme suavis ( Ingen or Ingyn), Bombax malabaricum ( Let pan ), 
Sterculia colorata( Wetskaw), Cedrela Toona (Thitkado),Me lanorrhcea 
usitata {T hit si), Odina Wodier ( Hnabe ), Millettia pendula ( Thinwin ), 
Butea frondosa ( Pauk ), Dalbergia cultrata ( Yindaik ) Pterocarpus 
macrocarpus ( Padauk ), Tamarindus indica ( Magyi ), Bauhinia pur- 
purea ( M ahahlegani ), Bauhinia variegata ( Bwecheng ), Xylia dolabri- 
formis (Pyingado), Adenanthera pavonina (Ywegyi), Acacia arabica, 
Acacia leucophloea ( Tanaung ), Acacia catechuoides (Ska), Albizzia 
Lebbek ( Kokko ), Albizzia procera (Sit), Terminalia Bellerica [Thit- 
sein ), Terminalia tomentosa ( Taukkyan ), Anogeissus acuminata 
