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If taken with sugarcandy it will strengthen the bones and 
abdomen. , 
If taken with ghee and sugar for three mornings it will 
remove" venereal disease. 
If taken with fresh butter it will cure headache and moisten 
the brains and remove offensive odours from the mouth. 
If taken with preserved milk it will expel poison and the 
same will not be dangerous. 
If taken with goat’s milk it will strengthen the body and add 
to virility. , , 
If taken with dates it will remove offensive odours irom the 
mouth and give a good appetite. 
If taken with pomegranate, the older the body the stronger 
it will become and it will also bring health and appetite. 
If taken with raisins it will brighten the eyes from dimness. 
If taken with vinegar it will cure ague and ail diseases m 
the stomach will disappear. 
With lime-juice it will remove the heat of the stomach and 
make a lean person stout. 
If taken with dew, it will increase the brightness of the eyes. 
If taken with a decoction of pomegranate rind it will cure 
dysentery. 
If boiled with water of a young coconut it will cure uri- 
nary diseases and remove gravel by God’s w ill. 
The long nutmeg, Myristica fatua is imported here from the 
Moluccas in large .quantities, probably for the manufacture or adul- 
teration of nutmeg butter. The seeds pounded are used as a purga- 
tive either alone or in combination with Senna. 
Castanodsis j.wanica A. Del. "(Cupuliferse) “ Brangan Gajah l” 
The large oblong seed of this chestnut wars I was informed by 
Malays very purgative, in small quantity producing flatulence, 
others' have told me it could be eaten with impunity and was good. 
It has a distinctly bitter taste. 
Portulaca oleracea the Purslane (Gelang Pasir) a common suc- 
culent weed often used as a vegetable and commonly collected for 
that purpose is said to be aperient when combined with the little 
aromatic weed Linmophila vi/losa, Burth. 
Acalypha indica (Eupho> biace®) “ Cheka Mas”. A weed about 
a foot tall with inconspicuous green flowers very common in 
waste ground. This is used as a purgative by the Malays, two or 
three bunches of the leaves are boiled in w^ater and the decoction 
drunk. In the Indian Pharmacopois it is suggested to use it as 
[ a substitute for Senega. 
The expressed juice of the fresh leaves is said to be a safe e .etic 
? for children, in India, and the root is used as a purgative ( Watt's 
Dictionary.) 
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