1 pungent on flu; tongue. The flower is <.'041 to he h!ue.
2 Kris (I.) In»potency.
3 K c a j k e or K«uso e s, v. Malva. Montana.
4 K u n k o I. m I n c h, K u K K o 1. M i r j— is an officinal see*!
5 at Lahore and in Hin-l os tan. In the hills, K u n k o 1 is the
6 name of Eleagnus; Mirch is the Hind, ostnnee name of ^
7 pepper; therefore, it is natural to suppose, that this article is
8 the berry, or fruit, of E/eagnus. The berries are of the si/e
9 of small peas. The specimen in the Cheat Exhibition, which
10 according to Dr. Hoyle’s report, had been sent from Dukliun,
11 was not accompanied with a scientific name.
12 Kunkolmirj (I.) Diarrhoea. Sub acute ophthnffuu
13 hunvida with opacity of live cornea.
14 Lacca in grams—- ds officinal at Lahore, being a product
15 of. the country; and is used in enlargement of the liver, dropsy,
16 ulcers, &c. Gum-lac dissolved by a gentle heat in alcohol, does
17 not irritate the skin, is adhcs’ve, and is said to accelerate the
18 union of wounds.
19 l.ncca in gr- (II.) Costiveness. Lumbago. Pleuritic
20 pain. Suppurating boils or scrofula. Swellings.
21 Lactvca sativa— is cultivated in the Punjab. Lettuce seeds
22 are officinal, and used in excessive thirst; also, in sensation ot
23 bout in the stomach. It is supposed that, by relaxing the genita'
24 organs, they diminish the spermatic secretion.
25 Lnetw. sat. seraina (I.)
26 Lactucaiuom— was Unknov. n at Lahore until 1 cotnmuni..nted
27 its narcotic qualities to lluujeet Sing. As the natives consider
28 the lettuce plant and seeds to he cooling, they thought to have
29 got a prize in this cooling narcotic; and nry communication,
30 when first made, produced a great sensation ; hut, on trying the
31 lettuce opium, they found that it did not answer tlieir expecta¬
32 tions ; poppy-opium remaining sujierioi in its intoxicating powers.
33 Loctucar. (II.) Bleeding at the nose. Pain in the
34 joints.
35 LaGtKNakm, v. Cucurbit a Lagentenu.