The Indigenous Drugs of India ...Thacker, Spink, 1896 - 387 pages |
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... and bleached , are manufactured into linen cloth . The best qualities of lint are still made from the retted and finely carded fibre . The production of the fibre is neglected in India , although 176 INDIGENOUS DRUGS OF INDIA .
... and bleached , are manufactured into linen cloth . The best qualities of lint are still made from the retted and finely carded fibre . The production of the fibre is neglected in India , although 176 INDIGENOUS DRUGS OF INDIA .
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... cloth which is universally used for covering account books by the people of India , as it is not attacked by white - ants . A crystalline principle has been isolated from the root - bark and named Morindin . Medicinal uses . - The ...
... cloth which is universally used for covering account books by the people of India , as it is not attacked by white - ants . A crystalline principle has been isolated from the root - bark and named Morindin . Medicinal uses . - The ...
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... clothes . The flowers ( mocha ) and the inner portion of the young stems ( thor ) are eaten as vegetables . Medicinal uses . - The tender FRUIT is nutritive , antiscor- butic and slightly astringent . It forms a valuable diet in ...
... clothes . The flowers ( mocha ) and the inner portion of the young stems ( thor ) are eaten as vegetables . Medicinal uses . - The tender FRUIT is nutritive , antiscor- butic and slightly astringent . It forms a valuable diet in ...
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... cloth tied round his head , covering his nose , as it is injurious to inhale the fumes . It causes a feeling of heaviness , followed by symptoms not unlike intoxication . " While the aconite is drying , the collectors fill in all their ...
... cloth tied round his head , covering his nose , as it is injurious to inhale the fumes . It causes a feeling of heaviness , followed by symptoms not unlike intoxication . " While the aconite is drying , the collectors fill in all their ...
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... cloth , Rs . 3 ; paper , Rs . 2-8 . " Interesting as throwing a fairly vivid light upon the intimate life of a Hindu household . " - Daily Chronicle . " May be heartily commended both for its literary qualities and for the vivid picture ...
... cloth , Rs . 3 ; paper , Rs . 2-8 . " Interesting as throwing a fairly vivid light upon the intimate life of a Hindu household . " - Daily Chronicle . " May be heartily commended both for its literary qualities and for the vivid picture ...
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acid aconite aconitine active principle adulterated alcohol alkaloid anthelmintic applied aromatic Assam astringent bazárs belonging Bengal bitter Bombay British British Pharmacopoeia Burma Calcutta carminative catechu cent Ceylon chemical chiefly cinchona cloth colour commerce common constituents contains Crown 8vo crystalline cultivated in India decoction demulcent diarrhoea distilled diuretic doses dried Edition emetic emmenagogue emollient employed essential OIL expectorant exported extent externally exudes Fcap febrifuge fixed OIL flowers fluid extract found wild fresh fruit glucoside grains herb Himálaya Hindús important Indian Medical indigenous drugs infusion juice Kashmir known Leguminosa Linn Madras Medicinal uses.-The Medicinal uses.-The RooT Medicinal uses.-The SEEDS mucilage named native natural order Leguminosa obtained odour official OLEO-RESIN opium Pharmaceutical Pharmacopoeia plant poisonous powder prepared properties Punjab purgative quantity regarded remedy resembling resin rheumatism RHIZOME ROOT-BARK Roxb shrub Southern India species SPINK stimulant sugar tannin taste THACKER throughout India tincture tonic tree valuable variety Vern.-Beng yield
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Page 341 - The moist powder is now transferred to a sheet of thick paper and the whole quantity poured from it into the percolator. It is then shaken down lightly and allowed to remain in that condition for a period varying from fifteen minutes to several hours, unless otherwise directed; after which the powder is pressed by the aid of a plunger of suitable dimensions, more or less firmly in proportion to the character of the powdered substance and the alcoholic strength of the menstruum; strongly alcoholic...
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