1 Hibisc. Trion. herba (I.) Prurigo.
2 Hirundinaria, v. Chelidonium 4* Vincetoocicum.
3 Holarrhena antidysenterica & Holarrhena pubescens
4 — its seeds, in appearance similar to oats, are officinal in the
5 Punjab as well as all over Hindostan.
6 Holarrh. antidys. semina (I.) Headache.
7 *Holcus sorghum. Sorghum vulgar e — of modern botany?
8 is indigenous in the East, and is cultivated in Europe also.
9 Holcus spicatus — is cultivated in the Punjab as food for
10 man and beast.
11 Holcus spic. semina (I.)
12 Holloway’s pilule — together with his Ointment, have
13 gained a notoriety in Hindostan — principally among the Mahome-
14 dans. ( See Vol. I. p. xii.) Some are of opinion, that these
15 pills contain mercury ; but from an analysis (performed at
16 the University chemical laboratory at Vienna) it appeared
17 that no mercury existed in their composition. Judging from
18 the smell, taste and color, I believe them to contain some
19 acrid medicine (as Croton-oil, Elaterium or Euphorbium
20 mixed with aloe, myrrh and saffron. ( See Turbith.) At
21 Lahore, I made several experiments with these pills ; and found,
22 that when given in full doses, they proved a drastic purgative,
23 which, administered at hazard, sometimes proved useful, but
24 more frequently injurious. In a prepared state, i. e ., in diluted
25 small doses, they had, like everything else, their peculiar pro-
26 perties; and these I have communicated in the columns of
27 the preceding medical part.
28 Hollow, pill, solutio (I.) Scrotal itching.
29 *Hordeum— is cultivated in the Punjab, where the natives
30 employ the decoction of barley (barley-water) as a refreshing
31 beverage, useful in ardent fevers. Converting barley into malt, to
32 make beer, is not practised at Lahore. See Lupulus Hnmulus .
33 Horminum, v. Malvacea To dree.
34 II o s s e N Jussi f — is officinal in Lahore. It is a whitish
35 seed of the smallest size, very likely to be mistaken for unripe
36 poppy-seeds.