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2 of this stone whieh I got at the bazaar of Lahore was as long
3 and as thick as a finger, and of a reddish color. When
4 analysed, it proved no other than carbonate of lime.
5 Belemnites (i)
6 * Belladonna ( Atropa ) — I procured plant and extract from
7 Calcutta. I used the extract to effect the dilatation of the pupil,
8 in the operation of cataract ; as also, in form of an ointment, in
9 fissures of the anus; as powder, in traumatic tetanus. Atro-
10 pina, epilepsia, chorea, neuralgia, ague. Sulphat. Atrop. ap-
11 plication, recommended in protrusion of the iris. See Tabacum.
12 Belladonna eootr. (III.) Paralysis. Rheumatic toothache.
13 Belladonna herba (ii.)
14 Benzoe, resina, Benzoinum. Styrax Benzoin. Asa dulcis
15 — is officinal in Tndia as well as in Europe. The acid Benzoic, or
16 Benzoes,Jlores ( acidum benzoicum) vel tinctura (II.)
17 Berberis Lycium — grows in the Himalaya. Its yellow wood,
18 as also the condensed juice (known under the name Res or
19 Resout) is much used by the natives, but principally the latter,
20 which is esteemed as an invaluable remedy in ophthalmy, and in
21 inflammatory swellings, piles, etc.
22 Berber . Lyc. (lignum) (I.) Pains.
23 Berber. Lyc . (succus inspissatus) Res (II.) Fever
24 with eruption.
25 Berberis chitra (fructus) — is imported into India from
26 Cabul and Cashmere. The fruit is much used by the natives.
27 Berb. chitra fruct. (I.)
28 Berthelotia lanceolata — is a plant which grows in the
29 Punjab, but is seldom used by the Hakims.
30 Berthel. lane. (I.) Syphilis.
31 Beta Bengalensis, v. Spinacia.
32 Betula Bhojpattra — The bark of this tree, indigenous in
33 Cashmere, is there applied to many purposes; thus, garden-walls
34 are covered with it, for the purpose of resisting humidity.
35 The Shawl merchants use it to envelop and secure their goods
36 from humidity, when sent abroad. The druggists use it instead
37 of paper, in packing ; and corks not being known there,