N. O. ERICACEAE. 
729 
Seeds ellipsoid, compressed, not margined ; numerous, very 
small, (1-50 of an inch in length). 
Uses: — An infusion of the leaves is used by the natives as 
an antispa^modic (Ph. Ind.). 
The dry herbs and seeds are said to be entremely acrid, 
and, according to Dymock, the dust of the former irritates the 
throat and nostrils like tobacco. Lisboa states that the seeds 
contain an acro-nareotic poison, and that they are preferred to 
Dhatura as a poison, when rapid effect is desired. No 
mention is made of the plant in Indian medical works; indeed, 
it would appear to be more widely known as a poison than 
esteemed as a drug. 
Six ounces of the dry herb yielded to rectified spirit half an ounce of dark 
brown resinous extract (Dymock). 
703. Godojiopsis ovata , Benth. h.f.b.i., iii. 433. 
Vern. : — Ludut (Chenab). 
Habitat: — Western Himalaya, from Kashmir to Garhwal. 
Perennial herbs. Root woody, fusiform, large. Stem, 6-12in., 
decumbent, then erect. Leaves ovate hairy both surfaces, 
alternate and opposite, obtuse or acute, 4*1 by £-£in., petiole 
£-£in. Peduncles 3-6in., terminal. Calyx-lobes elliptic oblong, 
£-£in. approximate at base, minutely pilose. Corolla broadly 
campanulate l-lp by £-f in. widened upwards, sky-blue. Capsule 
depressed, obconic, £-|in. broad ; beak £in. long. Seeds narrowly 
ellipsoid, T gin. l° D g- 
Use : — The roots and leaves are made into poultices and em- 
ployed in the treatment of bruises, ulcers, and wounds 
(Aitchison). 
N. 0. ERICACEAE. 
704. Gaidtheria fragrantissima, Wall., h.f.b.i., 
iii. 457. 
Habitat : — On the mountains of N. and S. India, Nepal to 
Bhutan ; gregarious in the Nilgix-i, Travanacore Hills, Burma, 
Ceylon, upper zone. 
A large stout shrub in India, usually small low and much 
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