764 
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS. 
A scandent shrub, stems glabrous ; twigs minutely pubescent 
or almost villous. Leaves very variable on the same plant, 
simple, numerous, small, usually f-2in., but at times attaining 
3fin. Ovate-oval or oval-lanceolate, rounded at base, sometimes 
alternate, acute or obtuse at apex, glabrous. Flowers variable 
in size, white, on long slender peduncles, solitary or more usual- 
ly in threes, at ends of short lateral divaricate twigs ; Calyx 
glabrous ; segments distant, short, f-J-in., filiform, acute ; Corolla- 
tube about fin. ; lobes 7 or 8, equalling the tube, linear oblong, 
very acute, ripe carpel, about fin. by fin. broadly-ovoid, un- 
symmetrical, both usually developed. 
Use : — The bitter root, ground small and mixed with pow- 
dered vassumboo (root of Acorus Calaums) and lime-juice, 
is considered a valuable external application in cases of ring- 
worm (Ainslie). 
736 . J. humile, Linn., h.f.b.i., iii. 602 
Syn. : — J. chrysanthemum, Roxb. 33; J. revolutum, Sims. 
Sans. : — Hemapushpika. 
Vern. : — Chamba, juari, tsonu, tsuman, summan, kuja (Pb.) ; 
Sonajahi (Kumaun) ; Swarna-jui (B. ) ; Malto, Pitmalti (H.) ; 
Pachcha adavi molla (Tel.). 
Habitat : — Hills of India; Himalaya, from Kashmir to 
Bhutan ; Abu. Hills of South India, common in the Nilgiris. 
Hills of Ceylon. 
A small, erect, rigid, wholly glabrous shrub. Bark thin, grey. 
Wood white, moderately hard-grained. Branches angular, green, 
glabrous. A handsome shrub, with fragrant yellow flowers. 
Leaves alternate imparipinnate, rachis 1-lfin. ; leaflets 5 (2 pair 
and an end one) (Trimen and Kanjilal), 2-3 by T 7 0 -lJin., variable 
in size, lanceolate-oval, oblong or ovate, very variable, glabrous. 
Flowers dimorphic, f-fin. long, 1-3 together, terminal or leaf- 
opposed, in short terminal, compound, corymbose cymes. Pedi- 
cels fin., drooping, thickened below flower. Calyx glabrous, 
segments short, triangular, acute. Corolla about lin., tube funnel- 
shaped, lobes 5, short, recurved, rotundate. Fruit didymous, 
Ripe berries globose or ellipsoid, pulpy, fin. 
