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2 Giddiness with obscuration of sight. Saliva-
3 tion.
4 Lythrum fruticosum, v. Grislea tomentosa.
5 Macis — is a well-known spice, used also in medicine. The
6 Hakims use mace to remove offensive breath, also to relieve atony
7 of the stomach and liver, consumption, flatulency, etc.
8 Macis (I.) Pain in the foot. Salivation.
9 Magnesia — is known as a medicine by the natives of Lahore.
10 I received a sample of carbonate of magnesia from a Jo ghee
11 faqueer, which, according to his statement, was a product of the
12 hills, namely, from Seidgooria, near Jemoo. The faqueer
13 called it Pabood , and he distributed the article to his visitors as
14 a medicine, to be used in every complaint, ordering some of the
15 powder to be rubbed on the forehead, and over the painful part ;
16 also to apply some to the tongue, which is, I believe, the most
17 effectual. By analysis, this article exhibits a very small quantity
18 of iron oxide in combination with the carbonate of magnesia.
19 See Pabood.
20 Magnesia calcined is recommended as an antidote to salts
21 of Copper; and Ainslie adduces it as the best remedy in
22 sporadic cholera, if given with warm water.
23 M agues, carb. Ind. (I.) Diarrhoea. Headache. Inflam-
24 mation of the mouth and throat. Dysury and
25 obstruction in the bowels. Running from the eyes.
26 Troubled sight, even incipient amaurosis.
27 Magnetes, lapis — is used by the natives of the East, who
28 (according to Tohfet) believe that by wearing a piece of load-
29 stone next the body, delivery is facilitated. See Vol. I, p. 84,
30 respecting Faba St. Ign.
31 Magnet, lap. (I.) Painful bleeding of the gums.
32 Mahee r o o b k a n, v. Crustacea .
33 *Majorana (Origanum) —is a well-known plant, used in the
34 domestic and culinary arts. Sweet-marjoram grows in the
35 Gardens at Lahore. Formerly it was used as an errhine (to
36 provoke sneezing) as also in baths, fomentations, etc.
37 Major, herba (I.) Gripes.