1 l.YTHKt'st !■ ru n< osn.M, v. Grib'leu tomentoaa.
2 Macih— is k. well-known spice, used al*o in medicine. 'Die
3 Hakims use mace to remove offensive I i t e h, also to relieve atony
4 of die stotnach and liver, consumption, flatulency, etc.
5 Macis (I.) J’ain in the foot. Salivation.
6 Magnesia —is known as a medicine by the natives ■ f Labor .
7 I received a sample of carbonate of magnesia from a Jog hoe
8 fiitjueer, which, according to his statement, was a product of the
9 lulls, namely, from Seidgooria, near Jempo. The fa queer
10 called it Pa hood, and he distributed the article to his visitors as
11 a medicine, to be used in every complaint, ordering Some of the
12 powder to Ik- rubbed on the forehead, and over the painful part;
13 also to apply some to the longue, which is, I believe, the most
14 effectual. Ily analysis, this article exhibits a very small quantity
15 of iron oxide in combination with the carbonate of magnesia.
16 Sec Pabood.
17 Magnesia calcined is recommended as an antidote to salts
18 of Copper; and Ainslie adduces it as the best remedy in
19 sporadic cholera, if given with warm water.
20 Manned, earb. fnd. (I.) Diarrhoea. Headache; Inflam¬
21 mation of the mouth and throat. Dvsury and
22 obstruction in the bowels. Running from the eyes.
23 Troubled sight, even incipient amaurosis.
24 MaGNET.es, lapis— is used by the natives of the East, who
25 (according to Tohfet) believe that by wearing a piece of load¬
26 stone next the body, delivery is facilitated. See \ ol. I, p. Hi,
27 respecting FaLa St. Ign.
28 Magnet, top. (I.) l'ainful bleeding of die gums,
29 M uuk nooB y a n, v. < rudacea.
30 * M aiok ana (Origanum) is a well-known plant, astd in the
31 domestic and culinary arts. Sweet-marjoram grows *in the
32 Gardens at Lahore. Formerly it was used as an errhirn (to
33 provoke sneezing) as also in baths, fomentations, etc.
34 Major, her bo (E) Gripes.