1 241
2 Barringtonia actuangula — a tree growing in the north-
3 west provinces of Hindostan, principally about Saharunpore.
4 The seeds are officinal and used by the Indian doctors.
5 Barringt. Acutang. sem. (I.)
6 Baryta. Terra ponderosa — Protoxide of barium is unknown
7 to the Eastern doctors. That which I used, was from Europe ;
8 as also,
9 Baryta acetica (II.) Abscess of the gums.
10 Baryta nitrata (II.) Dimness of sight.
11 Basella rubra — is cultivated in the gardens of India ; and,
12 as I was informed, is used in the lower provinces, as a vegetable.
13 It is also reported to grow among the hills.
14 Basell. rubr. folia (I.) Costiveness. Difficulty of
15 hearing, with tingling in the ears. Syphilitic ulcera-
16 tion in the fauces.
17 Basillicum, v. Ocimum Basillicum.
18 Bassia latifolia — is the name of a mountain tree, the petals
19 of which have a sweet odor, and contain a saccharine substance,
20 from which the natives distil a very intoxicating spirit. The
21 nuts of this tree contain a great deal of oil, which is used as
22 butter ; and in the manufacture of candles, soap, &c.
23 Bassice latifol. fructus (I.) Pains of the humerus.
24 Batatas Convolvulus, v. Convolvulus Batatas.
25 Batis (S fi nos a ?) — Butees is sold in the Lahore Bazaar,
26 called Atees also ; both of them seem to be Aconitum heterophyl-
27 lum. They are used by the Hakims in cases of Cough.
28 Bauhinia Vahlii — is a tree which grows in the north-west pro-
29 vinces of India, near the mountains. The kernels of the large
30 and broad pods have a sweet astringent flavor, and are eaten,
31 like almonds, by the natives. When the husks are fresh, the
32 natives roast them, to get at the kernels; when old, they
33 open of themselves: it is said the kernels possess tonic and
34 aphrodisiac properties.
35 Bauhinia varjegata buds are sold fresh in the bazaar at
36 Lahore, as a vegetable, which, when prepared with animal food,
37 constitutes an excellent dish.