1 Cashmere, where it grows. See 15. I)isp. p. ii >1. “ Get an hict-u ;
2 none have been «i«*l in medicine, with the exception of one or
3 two species, which are extremely astringent; remedies of this
4 kind ait so abundant in India, that it is unnecessary to introduce
5 any from this order.”—Remarkable passage!
6 Ceran. nod. radix (I.) Inflation. Soreness of the mouth.
7 Gei'm 'ei. atom Wall., Gcum huinile IVatp.—the root o!
8 this plant, officinal at Cashmere, grows in the mountains as
9 well as in the valley, and is one of the most valuable of remedies.
10 See, the British FUh\a Medica, Vol. I. p. 37i “ the root of A vena
11 l. astringent, tonic, and antiseptic, but it is undeservingly
12 neglected in modern practice.”
13 (j 'el elatiradix (1.) Bleeding at the nose. Boils. Dian-
14 luca. Dysentery. Ophthalmia. Pleurodynia. fcwtro-
15 throat. Swelling of the cervical glands.
16 G i.acies— application of a mixture of icivand salt, produces
17 for two or three minutes insensibility of popart, anti can in some
18 instances be used instead of chloroform.
19 GLACIES MAUI F> V. TdicUiV.
20 •Glaucicm ciTRtxiJM; GL phosniceum Grants— tlu- root of
21 this plant, is supposed to constitute the Mam re ran of the
22 Eastern doctors, (v. M a me tor a n) Glanriuio. fe a mountain
23 plant, bearing large round leaves; the flowers are siniiki to
24 those of the corn-poppy.
25 Glows dicta mnoicks — this plant I received from the hill ..
26 Gtin. dictatnn. herba (I.) Catarrh Pain in the joints.
27 Tenesmus.
28 Glycerine—( the. sweet principle of the various oils) has been
29 lately recommended in deafness.
30 Glycyrkhoa glabra, t>. Liquiritin.
31 Gm ei.u Asiatic a— its root is ofTieinal at Lahore.
32 Gmel A suit . radix (I.) Diarrhoea. Quotidian ague.
33 Gossypium herbaceum— this plunt is cultivated all over the
34 Punjab. What a wonderful tiling Cotton is, in manufacture,
35 in arts, and in medicine, is well-known. In scalds, burns, ery-
36 '.j|>elas, whitlow. Sec. cotton is applied ; hut, the sc-ds of it, have
37 never been fairly tested in medicine! An Emulsion of cotton-