1346 
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS. 
allowed with stimulating drinks made of infusions of various drugs (p&nchan), 
and a little hot water is allowed to be sipped at definite intervals. 8alts 
are entirely cut off. 
From what is stated above we see that about 4 to 10 grams of protein and 
50 to 120 grams of carbo-hydrates are allowed by the administration of 
manmanda according to the strength of the patient ; but in these we see 
nothing that tends» particularly towards the relief of oedema, although we 
see that considerable improvement is done by this treatment. It must be, 
then, that manmanda is administered not particularly for its nourishing 
property, but for something else. It may be possible that it is administered 
for the calcium oxalate that is present in the manmanda. This oxalate has 
probably the property of relieving the oedema caused by the retention of 
salts. It is now generally accepted that the oedema is mainly due to the 
retention of salts, particularly sodium chloride ; and the oxalate has probably 
the property of removing this retention and thereby relieving the conse- 
quent oedema. The following experiments were done to show that the 
calcium oxalate has such property when administered both in normal 
individual and in oadematous persons : — 
Part II Experimental. 
Laboratory Experiments.— A solution of sodium chloride is precipitated 
by a solution of oxalates ; the precipitation is more marked by the addition 
of a solution of calcium oxalate. 
Experiments on healthy individuals.— Two persons were selected and their 
urines were examined under normal conditions, and under different con- 
ditions after the administration of calcium oxalates. * * * * 
From the above experiments wc see that by the administration of calcium 
oxalate, the chloride excretion is positively increased, the quantity of urlpe 
as well as the urea excretion is also increased ; with 5 grams the quantity 
of urine is rather comparatively decreased, but the increase in chloride 
and urea excretion is maintained. The increase of cholorides is positively 
more than what is ingested. Even with a diet having no chlorides, the urine 
showed an excretion of 2 grams of the chlorido. Watery part in this latter 
case is considerably diminished, probably owing to less consumption of water 
which is necessary only to maintain the osmotic equlibrium when salts are 
ingested with the diet. Urea excretion is also less, for the reason that it is 
difficult to take proper amount of food without salt and nitrogenous metabo- 
lism is consequently rather low. 
Thus we see that with the administration of calcium oxalate the chlorides 
and uera, particularly the former, are definitely increased. 
1319 . Homcilomena aromatica, Schott., h.f.b.i., 
vi. 532 . 
Syn. : — Calla aromatica, Roxb. 630. 
Vern. : — Kuschu gundubi (B.). 
Habitat : — Assam ; Chittagong. 
