1 Lignum Ebenum, v. Ebenum lignum .
2 Lignum sanctum — is not officinal at Lahore; what I used
3 I procured from Hindostan.
4 Lign. sand. (I.)
5 Lignum santalum, v. Sant alum, lignum.
6 Ligusticum Ajwain, v. Ajouain.
7 Limonia Laureola — is officinal at Lahore and in Cashmere;
8 it grows in the Cashmerean hills.
9 Limon. Laur. (I.) Hydrocele. Specks on the cornea.
10 Lingua cervina, v. Scolopendrium.
11 *Linum usitatissimum — is cultivated in the Punjab, as in
12 Europe. The Hakims use linseeds in inflammations, tumors
13 and swellings, internal or external. Orfila relates an instance of
14 a lady, who never could be present where a decoction of linseed
15 was preparing, without being affected (in the course of a few
16 minutes) with a general swelling of the face, followed by fainting
17 and a loss of the intellectual faculties ; these consequences con-
18 tinued twenty-four hours.
19 Lini sem. (I.) Bleeding at the nose. Expectoration or
20 spitting of blood. (Edematous swellings. Tenes-
21 mus.
22 Lipia nodiflora — grows in the Punjab, mostly near the
23 rivers in sandy places. The natives know the plant, but, very
24 seldom use it.
25 Lippice nodifl. herba (I.) Ischurv, and stoppage of the
26 bowels. Pain in the knee-joint
27 Liquidambar styraciflua, v. Styrax liquida.
28 *Liquibitia. Glycyrrliiza. glabra — its roots and inspissated
29 juice are officinal at Lahore; they are imported from Hindostan,
30 Cabul, and Thibet (via Cashmere) and consequently are of
31 different qualities.
32 Liquirit. radix (I.)
33 Liquir. succus inspissatus (no
34 Lithanthrax. Carbo fossilis — coals, until lately, unknown
35 at Lahore. I exhibited the first specimen of English coal, taken
36 from a steamer at Bombay, twelve years ago, on which I tried