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2 tion of roses to be a corrective. The gum of the plum-tree is said
3 to he useful in gravel and calculi, as a lithontriptic, owing to the
4 hydrocyanic acid it contains. See Cerasum and Hydrocyani-
5 cum acidum.
6 Prunus Armeniaca, v. Armeniacum Malum.
7 *Prunus Cerasus, v. Cerasum.
8 *Prunus sylvestris — is not to be had at Lahore. I used an
9 essence of sloes from Paris.
10 Prim. sylv. tinctura (I.) Costiveness.
11 Prussiatum Potass,®, v. Kali hydrocianicum.
12 Prusstcum, acidum, v. Hydrocyanicum acidum.
13 Psyllium (Plantago) — Its substitute in Hindostan is
14 Plantago Ispaghula , which is there cultivated for its seeds.
15 They are similar to the former in appearance— in properties
16 also ?
17 Psyllii vel Ispaghula semina (I.) Herpes pustulosus.
18 Inflammation of the fauces. Humbling in the
19 bowels.
20 Pterocarpus Draco, v. Draconis sanguis.
21 Pterocarpus Santalinus, v. Santalum rubrurn.
22 Ptychotis Ajwain, v. Ajwain.
23 Pulicari a Arabica — Pulicaria grows in the Cashmerean
24 mountains, but is not used.
25 Pulli — is an article to be met with at the Cashmerean drug-
26 gists. It is a white powder, brought from Thibet. On analysis,
27 it proved to be carbonate of soda with gum. The Cashmereans
28 use it to strengthen the color of tea in infusion.
29 ^Pulsatilla ( Anemone ). Anemone pratensis — does not
30 vegetate in India, nor is it known to Eastern doctors. I used
31 the essence made in Europe.
32 Pulsat. tinctura (II.) Toothache.
33 Pumex. Pumicis lapis. — Pumice-stone is not officinal at
34 Lahore, though mentioned in the books of the Hakims, as a cure
35 for wounds and ulcers. It is often used to remove hair from
36 the head, and other parts of the body.
37 Purnic. lap. (I.)