N. O. MALVACEAE. 
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are used as a soothing and effective application for conjunctivitis 
of infants (Dr. Thompson in Watt’s Dictionary). 
The cotton is a very useful external remedy in burns, scalds, 
and some other surgical diseases. The seeds exercise some good 
influence over gonorrhoea, gleet, chronic cystitis, consumption 
and some catarrhal affections. The fresh young capsules and 
shoots have been observed to produce good effects in some cases 
of dysentery and gonorrhoea. The control of the seeds over 
gonorrhoea and gleet is more manifest when combined with 
some other drugs, a prescription for which is given below. 
Take of the cotton seeds, from two to four drachms ; fruit of 
Guminum cyminum (cumin seeds), from one and a half to 
three drachms ; fruit of Pimpinella Anisum, (anise seed), from 
one to two drachms ; and the silicious concretion of Bambusa 
arundinacea (tabshir), from fifteen to thirty grains. Bruise 
and rub all these ingredients well in a stone mortar, with three 
or four ounces of water and pass the liquid through cloth. This 
draught is to be used four or five times in the twenty-four 
hours, according to the severity of the symptoms (Moodeen 
Sheriff). 
174, Kydia calyeina, Roxb. h.f.b.i., i. 348 • 
Roxb. 521. 
Vern. : — Pola, pula, pulipatha, potari, choupultea (H.) ; 
Baranga, bhotti. (C.P.) Kubinde (Nepal.) ; Potri, pandini, podda, 
kunji (Tel.); Boldobak (Garo) ; Vdranga, varangada, warung, 
moti, potari (Bomb.); bittia gonyer, pata dhamin (Kol); Poshka 
olat, (San tal.) ; Derki (Karwar) ; sedangtaglar (Lepcha) ; kopa- 
sia (Uirya) ; Pulli, pfila, pola (Pb.) ; Bendi, bende-naru, bellaka 
(Kan.); Buruk, bosha, kunji (Gond.) nihoty Lirwani (Guj.). 
Habitat Tropical regions of. the Himalaya, from Kumaon 
eastward, and throughout the Western ghats. Dun and Saha- 
ranpur gardens. Burma. 
A moderate-sized, deciduous tree or large shrub. Bark grey, 
exfoliating in large strips, rough, with large white specks on 
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