1 Lawson, in. folia (I.) '
2 Lkihm. Pai.cstub. Kostrtorinus xyloesfrh —is it vvelt-knowii
3 narcotic plant of Europe; not to be found, I believe, in the
4 Himalaya mountains. Its an use, like many drops in England,'
5 is in the adulteration of beer.
6 Led urn. pal. (IT.) Costiveness. Utadache. Prurigo,
7 Spinal pain. SubsuUus of tlie stomach.
8 ♦Levs (Ervum) Lens sativa—is cultivated in Europe, and
9 Em.mm hire alum in Hindustan and the Punjab. Its seeds
10 (tentiis) are much used, both on the continent ami in the East,
11 as a nutritious culinary vegetable. Nevertheless, they possess
12 some valuable medicinal virtues, which formerly led to their
13 use in Europe, medicinally. Tohiet ascribes to them detergent
14 (cleansing) properties, in ulcers after small-pox.
15 Lent, sativ. eemi/ia (I.) Pain in the joints.
16 LftONTlCE t.ro\ t oiM:T a rox, Linn .—it is said, is used in
17 Thibet and Cashmere in washing shawls, without affec ting their
18 color. It has been recently stated, that the root of this plant
19 is used in Turkey, to promote haunorrhoidn) discharges. Pro¬
20 bably, in small doses, it may cure hrcrno'rhoids.
21 •Leontodou Taraxacum, v. Taraxacum.
22 T.koxukuf Rovlkam s— grows in the streets of the city of
23 Cashmere, but is not appropriated to any use.
24 Leon, lloijl. fit. (I.)
25 •E EVimuM Sativum-— vegetates at Lahore, and is eaten not
26 only by the. natives but by Europeans also. Its seeds arc
27 officinal.
28 Lepidii eat. herba (I.) Asthma and cough with expecto¬
29 ration. Bleeding piles.
30 Lepiil. eat. radii • (1.) nebulous vision with syphilitic
31 itching and pain. Soreness of fauces and throat.
32 Tenesmus.
33 l.epid. eat. semina (I.)
34 Lkhdiom Taramika— is a variety of the former.
35 Li roin NECm— is the essential part extracted from the Imre.
36 To produce it, a small quantity of fresh blood from a hare is mixed