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INDIAN MEDICINAI, PI, ANTS. 
1069 . Oxyria digyna, Hill, h.f.b.i., a 7 . 58 . 
V 'em . : — Amlu ; Chohaliak (Pb.). 
Habitat : — Alpine Himalaya, from Sikkim to Kashmir. 
An erect, fleshy-glabrous herb. Rootstock tufted, with many 
erect succulent stems, 4-18in. high. Leaves radical, many, 
long-petioled, l-4in. diam., rarely 3-lobed or sub-hastate, 
cauline 1-2 ; petiole sometimes Sin. Racemes slender, panicled. 
Flowers 2-sexual ; pedicels pointed in the middle ; tip thickened. 
Outer two sepals, spreading or reflexed ; inner two spathnlate, 
3-5-nerved. Stamens G. Ovary compressed. Styles 2, short , 
stigmas fimbriate. Fruit a nut, 2-winged, biconvex, |-^in. diam., 
orbicular-cordate, wing membranous, veined, top notched. 
A most agreeable salad, raw and cooked. Except in often 
attaining a very large size (18in. high), the Himalayan plant 
does not differ from the European. (Hooker.) 
Use: — In Chumba it is eaten raw and in chatni, and is 
considered cooling, and in Kanawar it is known as a medicine 
(Stewart). 
1070 . Rumex maritimus, Linn., h.f.b.i., v. 59 . 
Syn. : — R. acutus, Ruxb. 309. 
Vem. : -Jangli-palak, jul-palam (H.); Bun-pal ung (B) ; Hula 
obul ; Zagu-kei ; Khattikan ; Bij-band (Pb.). 
Habitat: — Marshes in Assam, Silhet, Cachar and Bengal. 
An annual herb, rather shrubby. Stem l-4ft., angled and 
deeply grooved. Leaves 3-10in., lanceolate, narrowed into the 
petiole. Whorls of flowers lax or dense, many-or few-fid. 
Panicles leafy to the top. Flowers 2-sexual. Fruiting perianths 
all unarmed, or on the same plant, some armed and some 
unarmed, yellow-brown when ripe, tubercle smooth, with a 
narrow, sometimes reticulate, margin ; spine sometimes 4 times 
as long as the valve ; tip straight or slightly hooked. Stamens G. 
Ovary 3-gonous; styles 3, terminal. .Stigmas fimbricate. Nut 
included in the usually enlarged inner sepals (valves), angles 
acute. 
Uses : — The plant has cooling properties, the leaves are 
applied to burns and the seeds are sold as bij-band of the 
