K. 0. PLANTAGINE*. 
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inodorus; sometimes substituted for Cinchona in the treatment 
of' fevers (Baden Powell). 
Mukand babri. — On the Salt Range it is used to kill lice, 
and is regarded as depurative (Stewart) ; an aromatic tonic, 
specially useful in ague (Baden- Powell). 
“ There appears to be some confusion as to the identification 
of the medicinal products sold in the bazars of the Punjab and 
NdTth-West Provinces, under the names of Jiin-i-adam and 
Mukand babri. Specimens and further information should 
therefore be obtained ” (Watt). 
The leaves of the species of Ajuga have a peculiar resinous 
odor and a bitter taste. They are said to be stimulant, diuretic 
and aperient. They have been given in rheumatism, gout, 
palsy and amenorrhea. (U. S. Disp.) 
N. 0. PLANTAGINEiE 
1023 . Plantago major, Linn., h.f.b.i., iv. 705 . 
Syn. — P. asiatica, Linn- 
Vern . : — Luburiza (H.) ; Cul, isufgol (isupgul) is P. ovata, 
for which see further (K R. K.) 
Habitat ; — Temperate and Alpine Himalaya, from Pesha- 
war and Kashmir to Bhotan. Assam, Khasia Hills, Bombay 
and Nilghiris. 
Perennial scapigerous herbs, glabrous or hairy. Rootstock 
stout, truncate. Leaves all radical, 2-5in., variable in breadth, 
teething irregular, oblong, or oblong-ovate, subentire at times, 
3-7-ribbed. Petiole sometimes 4in. Spikes 3-4in., very long 
and slender. Flowers scattered or crowded ; bracts equalling 
the Calyx. Sepals glabrous, £in. long, margins broadly scarious, 
obtusely keeled. Corolla glabrous ; filaments short. Capsule 
2-celled, cells 4-8-seeded. Seeds angular, very minute, black. 
Uses : — In Lahoul (Himalayas) the leaves are applied to 
bruises. (Stewart.) 
The seeds have the same properties ascribed to them as 
those of P. ovata, being considered an efficient remedy in 
dysentery, stimulant, warm and tonic. 
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