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2 quantity of Alcohol, shaking them for five minutes;
3 I allowed the mixture to settle; then, decanted
4 the fluid, and preserved the filtered essence in a
5 well-corked phial, secured from daylight.
6 II. I roasted a Bat in sweet oil ; the oil I mixed with an
7 equal quantity of alcohol ; shook them well together,
8 and allowed the mixture to settle; I then poured off*
9 the essence, which I preserved in the same way as
10 the former.
11 Nycterid. (I.) Fever. Pain in the forehead. Swelling
12 of the glands.
13 *Nymphea alba. Nymphea Lotus — vegetates at Lahore
14 and in Cashmere. Its flowers, seeds, syrup, and distilled-water,
15 are officinal with the natives.
16 Nymph, alb. semina (I.) Cholera-morbus. Headache.
17 Syphilitic ulcers of the mouth.
18 Ocimum album — grows in Cashmere, where it is officinal,
19 and at Lahore also.
20 Ocim. alb. herba (I.) Dysury. Inflammation of the
21 throat. Nasal catarrh. Spermatorrhoea, with or
22 without Impotency. Syphilitic arthritis.
23 Ocimum Basilicum — is cultivated in the gardens of Lahore
24 and Cashmere. Its leaves are thought to affect the stomach, re-
25 tarding digestion; therefore the Hakims make more use of its seeds.
26 Ocim. Basil, herba (I.) Colic. Stiffness with rheumatism.
27 Ocim. Basil, semina (I.) Gastralgia.
28 Ocimum pilosum — grows wild at Lahore, where it is officinal.
29 Ocim. pilos. herba (I.) Transient patches, appearing
30 after vomiting.
31 Ocimum sanctum — is the sacred plant of the Hindoos, which
32 they cultivate and venerate. Its seeds are officinal.
33 Ocim. sancti radices (I.) pain in the ear, with dis-
34 charge. Pain in the shoulder and chest, with cough,
35 or asthma.
36 Ocim. sancti semina (I.)
37 Oleander ( Nerium ) v. Nerium Oleander.