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Lawsonia alba Lam. {Lythrariece). Inai. The leaves are used 
to allay burning of the feet in Beri-Beri and in skin diseases 
(Holmes). 
Doliclios Lab-lab L. {Leguminosce) . “ Kachang Kara.” This 
is the common local French bean, the leaves of which (according 
to Holmes) mixed with rice-flower and saffron (turmeric) are 
applied in eczema and* other skin diseases. 
Calophyllmn inophyllum L. (Guttiferce). Oil of the kernel of 
the fruit used for ringworm (Holmes). 
Viscwn orientate. ( Loranthaeece .) The common broad-leaved 
mistletoe is used for pustular itch under the name of “ Ubat 
Kudis.” The leaves are burned to ashes, the ashes mixed with 
sulphur and coconut-oil and rubbed on the body. The native 
name of the plant is Selarapi. 
Yaws. 
Dr. Gimlette has published a valuable paper on the treatment 
of yaws, orpuru as it is calledhere, in the “Therapeutical Society’s 
Journal.” The Kelantan Malays use for external application the 
latex of ffimteria Roxburghiana, known as Getah agu in Kelantan, 
and Getah j intan in Pahang. It is uncommon and highly prized, 
a red variety being most popular. The latex is obtained by 
- cutting the live stem of the creeper, mixed with water to allow 
for its inspissation, and is sold in the markets at Khota Baru. It 
is smeared day by day on the sores. He states that it causes the 
sores to shrink. 
Another latex which is valued is obtained from a jungle 
creeper called Akar Gam. The remedy is obtained by slicing the 
fresh fruit but also by incising the stem. It is used in the same 
way as the Agu, or the dry fruit is roasted and powdered and 
made into a paste with a little water. This creeper appears to be 
the Willughbeia firma, a well-known rubber vine giving th§ rubber 
known as Getah Gegrip. 
Calamus ornatus. Rotan Segah Badak. The ashes of the 
stem of this rattan are used in cases of chronic and returning 
yaws. 
Alstonia scholaris, the milk of this tree, the Pulai is mixed with 
sulphate of copper and applied to the sores. 
Leea rubra {Ampelidece) . “Mali puchok merah.” A shrub is 
used with white arsenic, the roots being ground into a paste. It 
is also administered internally. 
Sanropus albicans {Euphorbiacece). “ Chekup Manis ” a 
common vegetable used as spinach is used in the same way the 
roots being ground up. 
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