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INDIA'* MEDICINAL PLANTS. 
N. 0. MORINGACEiE. 
336. Moringa pterygosperma, Gaertn, h.f.b.i., 
ii. 45. 
Syn. Hyperanthera moringa, Vahl, Roxb. 368 
Eng. Drumstick plant); Horse-radish. 
Sans. Sigru-valkalam, Sobhanjan-valkalam, Sobhanjan-mu- 
lam, Sigru-mulam, Sobhanjau-pushpam, Sigru-pushpam. 
Vern . — Of the flowers — Sajnah-ke-phul, Segve-ke-phQl, 
Sahinjan-ke-phul, Hind. Munge-kd-phfil, Duk. Murungai-pQ, 
Tam. Munaga-puvvu, Tel. Murinna-pu or Muringa-pu, 
Malyal Nugge-gida-huvvu, Nugge-havvu, Can. Sojna-phul, 
Sajinaphul, Guz. Munga-cha-phula, Mali. Murangamtil, Ging. 
Dondalon-poen, Bur. 
Of the bark — Horse-radish bark, Moringa bark, Eng. Sajnah- 
k'l-chhal, Segve-ki ehhrU, Rind. Munge-ki-c/iftal, Duh. Murun- 
gai-pattai, Tam. Munga-patta, Tel. Muringa tol, Malyal. 
Nugge-grida-patte, Gan. S6jna-sal, Beng. Munga-cha-patte, 
Bad&di-shinga-chapatte, Mxh. Muranga-potta, Ging. Dondalon- 
khav, Bur. 
Of the root-bark — Horse-radish root-bark, Moringa root-bark, 
Eng Sajnuh-ki-jar-kJ-eh/icU, Sbgve-ki-jar-ki-cMdZ, Rind. Mung6- 
kl-j ar-ki-ch/idZ, Duh. Murangai-ver-pattai, Tam. Munaga-veru- 
patta, Tel. Muringa-v6ra-tol, Malyal. Nugge-b6ru-patte, Gan. 
Sojna-mfll-sal, Beng. 
Of the root — Horse-radish root, Moringa-root, Eng. Sahjana- 
kl-jar, Segve-kf-jar, Rind. Munge-ki-jar, Duk. Murangai-ver, 
Tam. Munuga-v6ru, Tel. Muringa-v6ra, Malyal. Nugge-b§ru, 
Nugge gida-beru, Gan. Sojna-mul, Beng. Sajina-jad, Guz. 
Dondalonmi, Bur. 
Habitat . — Forests of Western Himalaya, Oudh, and cultivat- 
ed elsewhere, throughout India. 
A fairly large, pretty tree. Bark 1 in. thick, corky, grey, with 
longitudinal cracks. Roots pungent, with the taste of horse- 
radish. Wood-cells large, prominent. Leaves l-2^ft. long, 
