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2 I generally used black burned hartshorn ( i . e. Cornu cervi
3 ustum nigrum) ; where I used the charcoal of the porcupine, or
4 white burned hartshorn, it is specified.
5 Carbo an. (I.) Borborygmi. Tormina.
6 Carbo fossilis, v. Lithanthrax.
7 Carbo vegetabilis — the vegetable charcoal I used in medi-
8 cine was always the burned root of the Calotropis Gigantea ,
9 as used in the gunpowder mill.
10 Carbo veg. (I.) Tormina.
11 Cardamomum majus — as also
12 Cardamomum minus— are much used in India; the latter not
13 only medicinally, but for gratification's sake, the natives chewing
14 them to sweeten the breath ; it is a common practice in the Punjab
15 among Druggists and Faqueers to present these spices (instead
16 of money) on their visits. The Hakims administer them in
17 cases of flatulency and calculous affections.
18 Car dam. min. (I.) Splenic pain.
19 *Carduus Fullonum, v. Dipsacus Fullonum.
20 C a rica, v. Ficus Carica.
21 Carissa Carandas — vegetates at Lahore and in Hindostan.
22 The acidulous fruits of this tree are pickled, and jellies made
23 from them. In medicine, so far as I know, they are not used.
24 Carissce Car. folia (I.) Diarrhoea. Earache. Soreness
25 of mouth and throat. Syphilitic pains.
26 Carissce Car. fructus (I.) Diarrhoea. Spinal pains.
27 Carniolus & Agat — like many other precious stones, are
28 used by the Hakims in the form of an impalpable powder, either
29 burned or not, in their electuaries. In most of these stones, flint
30 (Silica) is the principal agent.
31 Carniol. ustus (I.) Diarrhoea. Dysentery. Rheumatic
32 toothache.
33 *Carota (Daucus) — Carrots are cultivated all over India,
34 but, they do not grow so large nor so sweet as in Europe; there
35 is, however, a great consumption of English carrots, by the
36 English in India, whither they are sent hermetically packed,
37 and may be had, at all seasons. At Lahore, carrots are in the