N. 0. SOUNAOEjE. 
889 
the host, begin to draw nourishment from the cambium layer. 
Directly it is affected, it loses its attachment to the soil, and 
the portion below the lowest haustorium then dries and drops 
off. Henceforth the parasite goes on flourishing entirely at the 
expense of the host”. 
Uses : — The seeds are regarded as carminative, and for this 
purpose are boiled and placed over the stomach. 'They are 
also applied as an anodyne. A cold infusion is given as a 
depurative. They constitute part of' the Kasds or purgative 
medicine sold in the Punjab (Stewart). 
The native doctors of Sind and the Punjab regard the seeds 
of this plant as alterative, used along with Sarsaparilla to purify 
the blood. The natives having observed that the plant severs its 
connection with the earth, and not having discovered the existence 
of parasitic roots, viewing the attaching suckers most probably 
as accidental, have a proverb that he who finds the roots of this 
plant will become possessed of boundless wealth and of the 
power of invisibility (Murray). It is probable that the seeds 
of Cassytha filiformis, Linn., are- sold and used indiscriminately 
with those of this plant under the vernacular name of Akds bel. 
The stems of C. reflexa, are mentioned in the Bombay 
G-azeteer as specially useful in bilious disorders. 
It is purgative and used externally against itch and internally 
in protracted fevers, retention of wind, and induration of the 
liver. It is also said to produce thirst ( Punjab Products). 
N. 0. SOLANACEiE. 
853. Solarium nigrum, Linn, h.f.b.i., iv. 229. 
Syn. : — S. rubrum, Miller ; Iloxb. 100 S. incertum, Dunal, 
Sans. : — Kakamachi, Kakamatas Dhvanksha-machi, Jaghana- 
phala, Kinkivi. 
Vern. : — Makoi (H.); Kakamachi, Tepari, Gurkamai (B ) ; 
Kambei ; Kakmach ; Mako tPb.) ; Sankir (Kangra) ; Munna- 
takali-pullum (Tam.) ; Kanchipundu (Tel.) ; K&muni : Gbati 
(Bomb.;. Kanchi, Ganike (Kan). 
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