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2 and syphilitic erratic pain. The latter (Lah. seeds)
3 in acute gonorrhoea. Acidity of the stomach, from
4 dyspepsia.
5 Cantharides. Cantharis vesicatoria — the blistering flies I
6 saw in Cabul, feeding in swarms upon Ash-trees ( Fraxinus ).
7 In Hindostan the Melo'e Teiini is substituted, and is more active
8 on account of the abundance of Cantharidine, which is the
9 effective part of both of them ; the fresher they are, the more
10 powerful their effect ; and as they lose their virtue by being kept
11 in a dry state, I prepared a concentrated essence from the fresh
12 flies, which are abundant at Lahore. The essence of them is so
13 powerful, that the simple application with a feather, immediately
14 raises a blister. The Hakims and Hindoo doctors never use
15 blistering flies as blistering agents; but use Cantharides against
16 itch and leprosy; and conceive that they destroy lice, and are
17 obnoxious to the urinary bladder. The tincture has lately been
18 recommended internally for obstinate ulcers. A blister applied
19 over the stomach, removed ague. In Phlebitis, and especially in
20 Phlegmasia dolens, blistering is recommended.
21 Canthar. (ii.) Haematuria. Rheumatic toothache.
22 Salivation. Sore-throat.
23 *Capili,us Veneris — vegetates in the Himalayas, as in Europe;
24 and is used by the Hakims chiefly in gall diseases.
25 Capill . ven. (I.)
26 Capparis spinosa — is probably imported from Arabia. The
27 Hakims administer this root for debility of the stomach, and
28 distention of the spleen.
29 Cappar. spin, radix (I.) Pustules.
30 Capsicum annuum. Capsicum frutescens. Piper Indicum —
31 is much used in India by both natives and foreigners, less for
32 medicinal than for culinary purposes, being found in nearly all
33 dishes, in which it is a wholesome ingredient, congenial to the
34 climate, creating appetite. Its vinegar is a rubefacient.
35 Capsici semina (II.) Carious toothache, with or without
36 swellings. Gripes. Pain of the kidneys.
37 Carbo ammat.ts — Instead of the common animal charcoal,
38 2 I!
39 VOL II.