1 necessity of sending for it to Calcutta. The fruit is about an
2 inch in length, and kidney-shaped* containin;? a black juice.
3 Anne. occ. (II.) Enlargement of the spleen. Gravel.
4 AjtAtAKOTOM ORiFMTAtB, Semecarpu *■ Anamrdn, m — is
5 now officinal in the East only, though formerly used in Europe
6 also. It is kept in all bazaars. The Hakims admin’s ter it tor
7 weakness (shortness) of memory, epilepsy, catalepsy, etc. They
8 are of opinion that it is injurious to the liver, inflames the
9 blood, and curj produce melancholy, insanity, frenzy, etc. 1 he
10 black corrosive juice of the nut, they apply in ringworm,
11 rheumatic pains, dislocations, etc. It is used for marking woollen
12 cloths; for this purpose it is mixed with lime-water, partly to
13 heighten the color, and partly to prevent the marks running.
14 For the information of English physicians, it may not be
15 superfluous to notice a trick which the natives sometimes play,
16 by making themselves unfit for labor, through temporary indis¬
17 position of body, brought about by the use of this drug: for
18 instance—In the jail, at Lahore, I discovered that some of the
19 prisoners had rubbed the juice of this nut on their eyes; others
20 had rubbed it on their bodies; the former were apparently
21 suffering from incurable ophthalmy, the latter from a kind of
22 ringworm; by this means they contrived to remain on the sick-
23 list, eating and drinking without being necessitated to work.
24 Anac. or. (II.) Diarrhcva. Diseases of the mucous
25 membrane. Intoxication. Pain in the head of the
26 thigh, extending to the groin. Pneumonia and
27 Peripneumonia. Soreness of the mouth.
28 Ak u:vci.m PVKKTIIIU/M, v. Pyrathrum.
29 * Anagam»is j?h®niceo flore. A . arvensin, Lin. is a most
30 common species in Europe. A. ccerulea (blue-flowered) grows
31 i„ Cashmere ms in Europe, during the summer; during the
32 winter in the Punjab. Jnagallis arvemis (das rotl.e Gauchheil,
33 Germ.) is said to possess noxious (?) provides. At ill present
34 time, pimpernel is not in use either in Europe or Asia; yet, it
35 was once in vogue as a remedy against a variety of disordeis.
36 f„ r instance— epilepsy, mania, melancholy, hysteria, delirium