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INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS. 
N. 0. HYPERICINEiE. 
. 5 ^ S . 
125 . Hypericum, patulum, Thunb., H.F.B.I., I. 254 . 
Vern. : — Tumbhul (Bebari). 
Habitat: — Throughout the Temperate Himalaya (Sikkim 
excepted), from Bhotan to Simla and Chamba ; also in the 
Kbasia Mountains and Yunnan. 
A shrub. Leaves distichous, 1-1^ in. long, narrowed 
rhomboid or elliptical, very shortly petioled, black-dotted and 
rusty beneath ; margins reflexed. Flowers 1 in. diam. Sepals 
1 in. Petals yellow, orbicular or elliptical, longer than the 
stamens. Styles equalling the ovary, but exceeding the stamens. 
Capsules obtusely conical, i-% in. long. 
Dr. Hooker writes in the Botanical Magazine, for Febru- 
ary 1st, 1868 : — 
“ It is a native of Japan, where it was discovered by 
Thunberg ninety years ago, ° As a species, it is very nearly 
allied to the H. uralum, Hamilton, of Nepal, and will probably 
prove to be a large-flowered variety of that plant. It is very 
variable in the foliage, which is flat or has recurved margins, 
and is green or rust-coloured beneath.” 
Part used The seed. 
Use : — The scented seeds are employed as an aromatic sti- 
mulant in Patna, where they are imported from Nepal (Irvine). 
126 . H. perforatum, Linn., h.f.b.i., i. 255 . 
Vern. : — Balsant, dendlu (H. & Pb.) 
Habitat : — Temperate Western Himalaya, from ICumaon to 
Kashmir. 
A perennial herb. Stems erect, 2-edged, 18 in., with 
slender stolons branched above Leaves oblong or ovate, pel- 
lucid-punctate, f in., obtuse, with radiating veins, paler beneath, 
with black dots. Cymes corymbose, 3-chotomously branched ; 
flowers 1 in., sepals | in., 5, linear, acute connate; 3-delphous 
at the base ; margins of the sepals eglandular. Petals persistent 
with black glandular edges. Ovary 3-celled ; styles twice the 
