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Musa Sap ient uni, L. (. Musaceoe .) Banana leaves, are used to ap- 
ply to the head to cool it in headache. 
The red pumpkin Trichosanthes Wa/lichtana, Cogn. { Cucurbit - 
acece) is pounded and put on the head in cases of headache. It is 
said to be poisonous if taken internally. 
Matthea Latifolia, Perk. (M bnimiacece) “Churom”. The leaves 
are smoked mixed with tobacco by Jakuns for headache. Nothing is 
known of the properties of this curious shrub. 
Allomorphi'i exigua , [Melastomaceoe) “ Poko Kedudoh Gajah ” 
(Kelantan) with Poko Kududok Batu, (specimen not sent). Bruise in 
cold water and apply to the forehead, use for headache (Dr. 
Gimlette). 
Momordica char ant ia, (Cucurbitaceai) “Daun Prioh” (Kelantan). 
Pound the fresh leaves and apply to the forehead externally. Drink 
the juice with water. Use for headache (Dr. Gimlette). 
Infantile Disease. 
For Thrush: — Adas (Aniseed), Pulasari, the bark of the sweet 
scented climber Alyxia stellata and a red onion (Bawang Merah) 
are pounded up and put in plantain leaf {Plantago major), this is 
put on the embers and cooked and the juice squeezed out and put 
on the child's mouth. 
Ruellia repens , L. (Acanthacece) ,f Dras Mai am”. A small creep- 
ing herb common in hedges is pounded up with rice and turmeric 
and rubbed over the child’s body for heavy perspiration and rest- 
lessness at night. 
Hysteria. 
Such ailments as hysteria are supposed to be caused by devils, 
and treated as such by incantations and other ceremonies, but the 
“Medang Asam” Litsea penangiana, Hook. A common tree is 
used for the disease known as “Sakena” when any one gets 
hysterical through a fright. The leaves are pounded and applied to 
the head and body for a few days. 
{To be continued .) 
GOW, WILSON & STANTON, LIMITED. 
India Rubber Market Report. 
13, Rood Lane, London, E. C, 
June 22nd, 1906. 
At to-day’s auction, 278 packages of Ceylon and Straits Settle- 
ments Plantation grown rubber were under offer, of which only 92 
changed hands in the room. The total weight amounted to about 
15J tons, Ceylon contributing 3^ and Straits Settlements iif. 
The market has maintained the quiet tone recently ruling, and 
orders being scarce, few of the large buyers were inclined to operate 
