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usually 3-pinnate ; petioles, sheathing at the base ; pinnae oppo- 
site, 4-6 pair ; pinnules opposite, 6-9 pair, the uppermost 1- 
foliolulate ; a hairy gland between each pair of pinnae and 
pinnulae. Ultimate leaflets opposite, f-fin. long, obovate or 
elliptic, entire, membranous, pale beneath. Flowers lin. 
diam., strongly honey-scented. Sepals linear-lanceolate, reflexed. 
Petals 2 -|in. long, linear spathulate, white, with yellow dots 
near base. Filaments villous at base. Ovary hairy. Capsule 
9-20in. long|-|in. broad, 3-gonous, linear, pendulous, longitudi- 
nally ribbed, slightly constricted between the seeds. Seeds 
3-cornered, winged at the angles, about lin. long, including 
the wings. 
It is one of most easily propagated trees of the Western 
peninsula b; cuttings. Flowers and fruits in abundance twice 
or at times, thrice a year. 
Use . — The root is described by the Sanskrit writers as 
acrid, pungent, stimulant and diuretic, and is applied externally 
as a rubefacient. The seed is said to be stimulant, and is given 
in ascites arising from enlargement of the liver and spleen. 
The root and bark abortifacient. Kanai Lai Dey, quoted 
by Chevers (I. B. Lyons Medical Jurisprudence). See, K. 
R. Kirtikar’s Poisonous Plants,’ Bombay, P. X. Jl. Bombay 
N. H. Society, Vol IX. 
A decoction of the root-bark is recommended to be given 
with asafoetida and rock salt in inflammation, abscess and 
calculous affections. The gum of the tree, mixed with sesamum 
oil, is recommended to be poured into the ears for the relief of 
otalgia (Dutt). 
Mahomedan writers describe the flowers as hot and dry, and 
consider that they expel cold humours, disperse swellings, act as 
a tonic and diuretic, and increase the flow of bile. The juice 
of the root with milk is diuretic, antil itliic and digestive, and is 
useful in asthma. A poultice made with the root reduces 
swellings, but is very irritating and painful to the skin. The 
pods have anthelmintic properties. 
Ainslie says that the Native doctors prescribe it as a stimu- 
lant in paralytic affections and intermittent fever, in doses of 
