N. O. ETJPIIOIIBIAORjE. 
1151 
at tlie base of a staminal column. Female flowers: — Calyx 
divided to the base or nearly so ; segments 5. ovate, acute. 
Ovary glabrous. Fruit smooth, ellipsoid ; capsule ^in. diam., 
slightly 3-lobed ; seeds ellipsoid obloug, smooth, shining, black. 
(Talbot, Brandis and Gamble.) 
Uses : —The seeds yield by expression a fixed oil, held in 
much esteem by the Hindus as a stimulant application in 
rheumatism and paralysis. (Ainslie quoted in Ph. Ind.) 
The oil possesses purgative properties. It is also used as an 
application to sinuses, ulcers, foul wounds and ringworm. 
The root brayed with water is given to children suffering 
from abdominal enlargements. It purges, and is said to reduce 
glandular swellings. The juice of the plant is used to remove 
films from the eyes. (Dymock.) 
On extraction with ether the seeds yielded 21*3 per cent, o f a light straw- 
coloured oil which was turbid at 55° F. The seeds form 29"8 per cent, of the 
capsules. Like other oils of this family it is employed as a purgative and is 
considered a remedy for ulcers and ringworm. 
The following characters were found.— Fat : Acid value, 15-79 ; saponi- 
fication value, 1945 ; Reichort-Meissl value, 4 ; unsaponifiable, 1'88; butyro- 
refractometer at 25", 76'6‘. Fatty acids: per cent. 89*01 ; melting point, 
35°; iodine value, 110-6 ; neutralisation value, 187 3 ; mean molecular weight 
299'4. (A. K. Menon.). 
1142. J. nana. Bah., and Gibs., i-i.f.b.i., v. 382. 
Vern . : — Ivirkundi (Mar.). 
Habitat : — The Concan ; stony places near Poona and 
Bombay, etc. 
A dwarf, glabrous, sparingly-branched shrub, L-2ft., no 
glandular bristles. Leaves broadly cuneate at base, entire or 
3-lobed ; entire lobes broad, acute, 3-5in. diam. Petiole very 
short, stout, i-J-in. ; stipules not seen. Flowers glabrous, sepals 
entire. Styles slender, stigmas capillate. 
Use: — The juice is employed as a counter-irritant in 
ophthalmia. (Dymock.) 
1143. J. multi fida, Linn., H.F.n.i., v. 383, 
Habitat : — Native of South America, cultivated and natural- 
ized in various parts of India. 
