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2 Penir ke bij. Piddington states that P e n i r u is Physalis
3 flexuosa. Penir is the Persian name of cheese, and as these
4 seeds are employed in the coagulation of milk, for making
5 cheese, the derivation of its name is palpable. The plant which
6 yields these seeds grows on the west side of the Indus river.
7 The leaves, which are very bitter, are used as an infusion, by
8 the Loanis in fever. Galium verum , Linn, was formerly used
9 in Europe for the coagulation of milk. Its flowers are yellow;
10 those of Peniru I know not. The fruit of Physalis flexuosa is
11 accounted diuretic, and the root and leaves powerfully narcotic ;
12 the latter are used in India as a poultice to inflamed tumors.
13 Phy sal. flex. Lahoriensis radix (I.) Diarrhoea. Fever.
14 Phy sal. flex. (?) semina (I.) Diarrhoea. Inflammation
15 of the mouth. Pain in the knee. Vomiting, bilious.
16 Ph vs alts Kagncjj, v. Physalis Alkekengi.
17 Picrorrhiza Kurroo a — is the root of a plant which grows
18 on the hills of Hindostan, as also in the Cashmerean mountains,
19 and is much in use at Lahore; however, it is more emploved in
20 veterinary than in human medicine. I made extensive and satis-
21 factory trials of its properties.
22 Picrorrh. kurrooa (I.) Acute sciatica. Diarrhoea.
23 Lichen tropicus. Swellings, etc.
24 Picrotoxin — is said to be narcotic, increasing the animal
25 heat, and to act on the spinal marrow, producing tetanus and
26 opisthotonus. It is prepared from a decoction of Cocculus
27 Indicus , by means of acetate of lead. The Altered liquid is
28 cautiously evaporated to the consistency of an extract, which is
29 then dissolved by alcohol, and evaporated to dryness. The
30 addition of a little water will dissolve the coloring matter, and
31 the silky needle-like crystals are formed. They are extremely
32 bitter, soluble in water, alcohol, and ether.
33 Pimberi gummi — is an officinal gum at Lahore, from Pimber,
34 a village at the foot of the mountains on the Punjab-road to
35 Cashmere. The natives call it goond e folehl. It is used like
36 gum-arabic, and has a similar appearance.
37 Pimpinella Anisum, v. Anisum vulgare.