Indian Materia Medica, Volume 1

acid Action Agri alcohol alkaloid anthelmintic aphrodisiac applied aromatic asafoetida asthma astringent Ayurveda bark Bengal bitter black pepper boiled Bombay Govt Bombay Presidency bruised carminative catarrh cent Ceylon Chopra's I. D. chronic colic colour confection Constituents contains cooling cough cultivated decoction demulcent Dept diarrhoea diuretic doses drachms dried dropsy drug dysentery dyspepsia eaten effect emetic emmenagogue ephedrine essential oil ether expectorant externally extract febrifuge fevers flatulence flowers fresh fruit ghee ginger given glucoside gonorrhoea grains Habitat Himalayas Hind honey infusion irritation juice laxative leaves leprosy Linn medicine milk mixed mucilage odour opium ounces pain pepper pill plant poison poultice powder prepared pulp purgative quantity quinine relieve remedy resin rheumatism rice root root-bark Roxb salt seeds seers skin diseases snake-bite soluble South India species starch stimulant stomachic sugar tannin tincture tion tolas tonic tubers ulcers Used.-Root variety volatile oil vomiting yield