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2 Solanum tuberosum — is now cultivated in the plains of
3 Hindostan, in the mountains and valley of Cashmere as well as
4 in Europe. In the wild state the potatoe is bitter and acrid ;
5 the leaves are generally very rich in potash, and the roots even
6 of the cultivated kind contain an acrid and narcotic principle
7 dissipated by boiling. A very pure starch, resembling that of
8 arrow-root, is readily obtained from the rasped tubercles by the
9 usual process of washing with cold water. This starch is easily
10 convertible into sugar and alcohol by fermentation. (Beng.
11 Disp.) Poultices of potatoes are replaced by starch and recom-
12 mended in various cutaneous diseases, as itching, etc. See
13 Amylum .
14 #Solidago virga aurea, v. Virgo aurea.
15 Sowa ( Anethum ) — is cultivated in Hindostan and the Punjab,
16 its seeds being officinal, and used as a substitute for dill.
17 Sowce semina (I.)
18 Specltlaris, lapis, v. Talcum .
19 Sperma ceti, v. Cetaceum.
20 Spileranthus Indicus — grows in the Punjab. Flowers,
21 leaves and roots are officinal ; the latter have been recommended
22 as anthelmintic.
23 Sphceranth. Ind. /lores (I.)
24 Spigelia anthelmintica vel Marylandica — is not
25 known at Lahore. I used the plant and essence, obtained from
26 Europe.
27 Spigel. anthelm. herba (I.)
28 Spigel. anthelm. tinctura (I.) Diarrhoea with or with-
29 out worm-fever. Dysentery. Heaviness of the head.
30 Pain in the temples with catarrhal Epiphora and
31 Coryza.
32 Spilanthes oleracea, Linn. — an infusion of the plant has
33 been recommended as a gargle in affections of the gums and in
34 sore-throat.
35 Spinacea oleracea. Spinucia tetrandra. Beta Bengalen -
36 ni8 — is cultivated at Lahore. It is believed to be useful in liver-
37 complaints, as inflammation and jaundice.