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INDIAN MEDIOINAL PLANTS. 
A marsh herb, usually quite glabrous, sometimes pubescent 
or glandular; stems l-2fc., elongate, simple or divaricating, 
branches rooting at the nodes. Leaves sessile, linear-oblong, 
acute or obtuse, entire or subcrenate, l-3in., variable in breadth, 
base narrowed or truncate. Heads axillary and terminal sessile, 
|-|in outer dorsally, inner sometimes literally compressed, 
pappus absent. 
Uses : — The leaves of this aquatic plant are regarded as 
laxative and useful in diseases of the skin and nervous system. 
The fresh juice of the leaves, in doses of about a tola, is pres- 
cribed by some kavirajas in Calcutta, as an adjunct to tonic 
metallic medicines, given in neuralgia and other nervous 
diseases (Dutt). 
The leaves are antibilious (K. L. Dey). Expressed juice of the 
leaves is used as demulcent in cases of gonorrhoea ; it is 4aken 
mixed with milk, either of cow or goat. The leaves are 
pouuded and made into a paste which is applied cold over the 
head as a cooling agent (Assistant-Surgeon Mookerji, in 
Watt’s Dictionary). 
Useful in the torpidity of the liver. The infusion should be 
made the previous evening. It is boiled with rice and used with 
mustared oil and salt; dose infusion, one drachm. (Mr. Forsyth, 
F.R.o.s., in Watt’s Dictionary). 
649 . Eclipta alba, Hassk., h.f.b.i., hi. 304 . 
Syn. : — E. prostrata, Roxb. 605. 
Sans. : — Kesaraja ; also Bhringaraja (K.R.K.). 
Fern.: — Modi Kand, Bhangra, Babri, Maka, Dodhak 
(Pb.) ; Mik (Sind.) ; Kesuti, Keysuria (Bl ; Karisha langauni, 
Kaikeshii Kaivishi-ilai, Kaiantagarie (Tam.); Goontagelinjeroo 
(Tel.). Bhaugra (U.). 
Habitat : — From the Himalaya throughout India. 
Hirsute or strigillose annua], erect or diffuse, branched, 
slender weed. Leaves opposite, sessile, linear or oblong- 
lanceolate, narrowed at both euds, l-4in. long, very varia- 
ble in form and width. Peduncles 1-2, axillary, short or 
long, and slender. Involucre bracts ovate obtuse, or acute, 
about equally or exceeding the flowers. Heads i-l' 0 - diam. 
