1 BAKRiNttToxtA aotanguj.a —a tree growing in the north
2 west provinces of Hindostan, principally about Sahaiunpore.
3 The Seeds art- officinal and used by the Indian doctors
4 Burrinrjt. Acutang. sm, (I,)
5 Baiiyta. Term ponder >$a —.Protoxide of barium is unknown
6 to the Eastern doctors. That which I used, was from Europe;
7 as also, •>
8 Baryta tcetica (II.) Abscess of the gums,
9 Baryta nit rata (II) Dimness of sight.
10 Bask.lt, a uuhra— is cultivated in the gardens of Iudia: and,
11 as I was informed, is used in the lower provinces, as a vegetable.
12 It is also reported to grow among the hills.
13 jftaseU. n/Jjr. folia ( f.V Costivoness, Difficulty of
14 hearing, with tingling in the cars. Syphilitic ulcera¬
15 tion in the faucetf,
16 Basoukum, v. Ot'-mum Basflicum.
17 Basbia j<at u-'olj a —is the name of a mour. tain tree, the petals
18 of which have a sweet odor, and contain a saccharine substance,
19 from which the natives distil a ver) intoxicating; spirit. The
20 nuts of this tree contain a great deal of oil, which is used as
21 butter; aud in the. manufacture of candles, soap, &c.
22 Bossies latifoL fructns (I.) Pains of the humerus.
23 Batatas Co;. volvulus, v. Convolvulus Batatas.
24 BaTiS (Suinosa ?y~-Butees is sold in the Lahore Hazam
25 called A teen also; both of them seem to be A coni torn hcterophyl-
26 Itint. They are used by tb< Hakims in Cases of Cough.
27 Bauhivia Vah .u— is a troe winch grows in tile north-west pro¬
28 vinces of India, near (he mountains. Tho kernels of the large
29 and broad pods have a sweet astringent flavor, and arc eaten,
30 like, almonds, by the natives. When the hi; k.s are fresh, the
31 natives roust them, to get ar the kernels; when old, they
32 <)])< .( of themselves: it is said the kernels possess tonic and
33 aphrodisiac properties.
34 Bauuinia VAujfcOATA buds arc sold fresh in the bazaar at
35 Lahore, as a vegetable, which, when prepared with animal food,
36 constitutes an excellent dish.