1 mountains o! Cashmere, well-known but lift If used by tin i:i
2 lial lit ants.
3 C’RUS VACUA D J I N G F. & M A. V E E ROOD IS A N — from
4 Bombay. The former not larger than J of aii inch, the latter <] an
5 inch long, and both have the appearance of worms oi a reddish
6 color.
7 Cruvlac. Djinije <$- C. Mahee roobean (l.)
8 Cuijkji.e— are officinal in Europe as in the Lust, The Hakims
9 use them., as in Europe, for gonorrhoea., also to stimulate the
10 genitals, to promote urine, anil to dissolve stones in the urinary
11 or gans. See Vol. II. p. 92. Sarsap. comp.
12 Cubeh. (I.)
13 CociiMis ACtiTAXopppa—different species are cultivated at La¬
14 hore. The seeds of the two sor ts, which I used in medicine, were
15 Cucum. acui. Ka la v or ea semina (L) Shivering.
16 Cueum. tied. P i n <1 i o r c e semi no (I.) Shivering.
17 Cl/CUMIS AGRESTJ9, V. ElatcHuill.
18 Cucitmis Cor.ocvKTtns, v. Co/ocyudiis.
19 Cucum ss Indices, v. Lujfa amara
20 Oucomis Kandui.i (Ivandoolee) v. CnmmeUna nudiflnru.
21 Cucumis Madarasi atensis— is cultivated in tin Punjab, as
22 a vegetable. The druggists at Lahore keep them in a dry • tale,
23 and it. is said that, a few of them rooked with animal foot), makes
24 it tender.
25 Cvcum Afariar (I.) Dysentery.
26 Cucumis Micro, v, Mela.
27 Cucumis sativus salsus, tinctuka. i.e — Cucumbers, peeled
28 and cut in thin slices, salted a; if for a salad, after standing a
29 few minutes and the juice pressed out; then the. latter, mixed with
30 an equal portion of alcohol, perm i. ted to settle, and the clear
31 poured off, is preserved for use, constituting the tincture, winch
32 (externally administered) is recommended i:\rlu-uraatic pains; this
33 induced me to try the remedy internally. Some of the species
34 of cucumbers contain an acrid (called poisonous) principle. The
35 i nice of the yellow cucumber is said to banish wood lice, to kill
36 «* •
37 cockroaches or f locks. It is recommended to strew the floor,