•N. o. soi.anaok^e. 
899 
Uses:— The root and leaves are bitter and prescribed in 
cosumptive eases in the form of electuaiy, decoction and powder. 
The berries and flowers are given in cough fAinslie). 
862. S. gracilipes, Dene, h.f.b.i., iv. 237. 
Fern. : — Howa, rnargh! pal, kauri bftti, kandiari (Pb.). 
An nnderahrub, with prickles, short, conical, subrecurved, mi- 
nutely stellately pubescent. Leaves Ifin. diam., obtuse, rarely 
lobed, usually shallowly cordate, ovate or orbicular, sinuate, 
often s' ibcordate, not prickly. Petiole fin. Peduncles very short 
or 0, axillary or pedicels 1 |-in. , 3 together, subterminal or very 
short lateral spurs. Calyx-lobes fin., linear ; in fruit -jin. Corolla 
fin. diam., deeply lobed. Berry fin. diam., globose, glabrous, 
exceeding the sub-linear sepals. Seeds fin. diam., smooth. 
Uses : — The fruit is said to be collected by the hakims to be 
applied to otitis (Dr. Stewart). The leaves are also officinal. 
863. Physalia minima , Linn, h.f.b.i., iv. 238 ; 
Roxb. 189. 
Fern. : — Tlabbi kalmaj (Pb.) ; Buntopuriya (B.) ; Toolati-pati 
(H ), Thanmori; Nanvachi-wel (Bomb.) ; Kupanti (Tel.). 
Habitat : —Throughout India. 
An herbaceous, pubescent annual. Leaves 2in., ovate, sinuate, 
angular or scarcely lobed. Petiole lin. ; pedicels f-fin. Stem 
erect 6-18 in. height; flowers solitary, on long slender deflexed 
pedicels. Calyx at flower time f-fin. ; lobes lanceolate, hall; the 
length of the Calyx, often ‘hirsute, Sometimes glabreseent. Co- 
rolla clear yellow, fin. Calyx f-lin., ovoid or subglobose, 5-1 0 
ribbed. Berry fin. diam. Seeds very many, ^ 2 in. diam., discord, 
reticulated, scarcely scabrous. 
Uses : — The fruit is considered tonic, diuretic, and purgative, 
in the Punjab. (Dr. Stewart). Used for horses and gonorrhoea 
in the Gujrat district of the Punjab (Ibbetson). In the Concan 
the plant is made into a paste with rice water and applied to res- 
tore flaccid breasts, in accordance with the doctrine of signa- 
tures (Dymock). 
