1 why should hot man discover their properties, and de¬
2 rive benefit by employing them as remedies for ills ?
3 “/» formica no a tnodo sen- us, sed etiam menu, ratio,
4 el mmyriu." What vast medicinal treasures do the
5 varied productions of the Himalaya Mountains offer to
6 the inhabitants of India! Could they be made to ap¬
7 preciate their value, how readily would they employ
8 them..
9 As the efficacy of a medicine depends upon its being
10 properly prepared, I advise physicians in India to keep
11 such plants as the Ibinuneulucva! (which grow abun¬
12 dantly in the Himalaya Mountains and in the valley
13 of Cashmere, and which contain volatile substances)
14 in well-closed vessels. They ought to be prepared'on
15 the spot, either as an essence, or, as a conserve, and
16 kept in a temperate place, secure from the decompos¬
17 ing rays of <!re sun. The supply should also be re¬
18 newed once a year, ut least. Such precautions are ab¬
19 solutely necessary, if we really, desire to attain our
20 object. Dried herbs, from the apothecary or druggist,
21 are often ineffectual, 'from being old arid spoiled. It
22 must not, however be inferred, that tin. volatile parts
23 alone are valuable, brewers, from long experience, con¬
24 sider old hops mote powerful than new; arid asara-
25 bactsa acts in its fresh state as an emetic, and when old
26 as a purgative.
27 Much depends upon the soil in which plants grow,
28 as also m *hc climate. “ Differe quoqne pro iwtura
29 locOfvm genera mtdic 'mae. Cebus Med. f thr. Prasfat.
30 Thus, Cannabis Indira grows higher, stronger, and
31 more luxuriantly in Cashmere than in-the plains of