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2 mountains of Cashmere, well-known but little used by the in-
3 habitants.
4 Crustacea Djinge & Mahee roorean — from
5 Bombay. The former not larger than J of an inch, the latter \ an
6 inch long, and both have the appearance of worms of a reddish
7 color.
8 Crustac. Djinge $ C. Mahee roobean (I.)
9 Cubebjs — are officinal in Europe as in the East. The Hakims
10 use them, as in Europe, for gonorrhoea, also to stimulate the
11 genitals, to promote urine, and to dissolve stones in the urinary
12 organs. See Vol. IT. p. 92. Sarsap. comp.
13 Cubeb. (I.)
14 Cucumis acutangui.us — different species are cultivated at La-
15 hore. The seeds of the two sorts, which I used in medicine, were
16 Cucum. acut. Kalanoree semina (I.) Shivering.
17 Cucum. acut. Pinditoree semina (I.) Shivering.
18 Cucumis agrestis, v. Elaterium.
19 Cucumis Colocyn'this, v. Colocynthis.
20 Cucumis Indicus, v. Luffa amara.
21 Cucumis Kanduli (Kandoolee) v. Commelina nudiflora.
22 Cucumis Madaraspatensis — is cultivated in the Punjab, as
23 a vegetable. The druggists at Lahore keep them in a dry state,
24 and it is said that a few of them cooked with animal food, makes
25 it tender.
26 Cucum. Madar. (I.) Dysentery.
27 Cucumis Melo, v. Melo.
28 Cucumis sativus s alsus, tinctura. i.e.— Cucumbers, peeled
29 and cut in thin slices, salted as if for a salad, after standing a
30 few minutes and the juice pressed out ; then the latter, mixed with
31 an equal portion of alcohol, permitted to settle, and the clear
32 poured off, is preserved for use, constituting the tincture, which
33 (externally administered) is recommended in rheumatic pains; this
34 induced me to try the remedy internally. Some of the species
35 of cucumbers contain an acrid (called poisonous) principle. The
36 juice of the yellow cucumber is said to banish woodlice, to kill
37 cockroaches or klocks. It is recommended to strew the floor,