N. 0. ASOLEPIADEjE. 
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treatment of catarrhal affections, in ten grain doses, at the Pettah 
Hospital, Mysore (Ph. Ind.). 
The fresh leaves made into a pulp are used as a stimulating 
poultice in carbuncle, with good effect (S. Arjun). 
Certainly valuable as an emetic with infants : the leaves are 
washed, and the juice expressed by rubbing between the palms 
of the hands ; the leaves of the dark Toolsi are similarly treated, 
and then a mixture of the juice is given : this preparation is a 
stimulating emetic. (Dr. Evers). 
Used in infantile diarrhoea (Dr. Thompson, in Watt’s Dic- 
tionary). 
Dr. P. S. Mootooswamy notices the use of the juice in rheuma- 
tism in combination with ginger. It is used in the preparation 
of a purgative medicinal oil used in rheumatism, amenorrhcea 
and dysmenorrhoea, and that the root bark is used as a pur- 
gative in rheumatic cases in doses of 1 to 2 drachms mixed with 
cow’s milk. (Ind. Med. Gaz., Feb. 1890). 
The leaves like those o£ tobacco and Adhatoda, evolve alkaline fumes 
when ignited, and like them contain an alkaloid. The alkaloid, which we have 
provisionally named Dsemine, is soluble in ether, alcohol and water and 
shows no disposition to crystallize from these and other solvents. In contact 
with strong sulphuric acid it dissolves with a reddish violet colour, gradu- 
ally fading ; with Frohde's reagent it gives a yellowish brown coloration. 
It forms crystalline deliquescent salts very Soluble in water with a bitter 
taste. An alkaloid having similar properties was separated from a sample 
of the root. The ash from a sample of the dried and powdered leaves amount 
ed to 15-88 per pent. (Pharmacographia Indica, Vol. II. p. 444.) 
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777 . Holostemma Rheedii , Wall, h.f.b.i., iv. 21 . 
Syn. : — Asclepias annularis, Roxb. 253. 
Vern. Tultuli, sidori, dudurli (Bomb.); Apung ( 1vol.) ; 
Apung, morou-rak (Santal.); Palay kirai (Tam.) ; Pala kura, 
pdla gurugu, istarakula (Tel.). 
Habitat Tropical Himalaya, from Sirmore to Sikkim; 
Deccan Peninsula, from the Circars and Canara southwards. 
A rather large perennial, woody at base. Stems twining, 
much branched, glabrous, shining. Leaves rather large, 3-5in., 
