1 never having t.ied; yet, £ recommend the juice of the pints as
2 deserving of the attention of those physicians who have the
3 opportunity of experimenting ujwm them.
4 Acac. Farn. folia $ eetnina (I.)
5 Acacim vEitr. suocus — is a product of Arabia, and imported
6 into India as formerly into Europe. Probably the speculative
7 spirit of dishonest Druggists, led them, instead of the real drug,
8 to substitute inspissated sloe-juice, which (failing to produce the
9 anticipated effect) caused the disuse in European practice—like
10 many other valuable substances. In Arabia and India the
11 Hakims make much use of the Acacia-juice; and I am con¬
12 vinced that it is One of the most effective drugs that can possibly
13 be desired.
14 Acac. ver. eucc. (II.) Costiveness. Diarrhoea. Gid¬
15 diness with sensations of internal burning. 'Rheu¬
16 matic-inflammatory swellings. Swellings of the
17 female genitals, or, womb.
18 Acakthacea (?) Ootungun— is a seed procurable in all die
19 bazaars in India; and, according to Dr, Hoyle’s opinion, ob¬
20 tained from an Urtica {nettle), while the botanists of Vienna
21 deem it an Acanthacea.
22 Acantk. Ootungun (I.) Boils.
23 Acanthi a, t>. Cimieeuvi.
24 * Acetosella, v. Oxalis Acetosella.
25 Acktum. At Lahore Vinegar is of various qualities uud des¬
26 criptions. Genuine French and English Vinegars are to be nu t
27 with; but, by far the greater portion of those sold in the
28 shops, ready bottled and with European labels, is manufactured
29 in Delhi, and other parts of Hindustan, from the sugar-cane.
30 The natives of Lahore make Vinegar from the raw-sugar, adul¬
31 terated with different drugs, as alum, &c. On the adulteration of
32 Vinegar with sulphuric acid in England, sec Art. Cuprum.
33 * Achit.i.ha Mu.i.KFOUUir, v. Millefolium.
34 Achykantks AsrEiiA*—is cultivated in the gardens of Hin¬
35 dustan. The seeds arc used by t he natives against hydrophobia