The Indigenous Drugs of India: Short Descriptive Notices of the Principal Medicinal Products Met with in British IndiaInternational Book Distributors, 1984 - 387 pages |
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acid aconite aconitine active principle adulterated alcohol alkaloid anthelmintic applied aromatic astringent bazárs belonging Bengal bitter Bombay British Pharmacopoeia Burma Calcutta carminative catechu cent Ceylon chemical chiefly cinchona colour commerce common constituents contains crystalline cultivated in India decoction demulcent diarrhoea distilled diuretic doses dried dysentery emetic emollient employed essential OIL expectorant exported extent externally exudes febrifuge fixed OIL flowers fluid extract found wild fresh fruit glucoside grains growing herb Himalaya Hindús Hooper important India indigenous drugs infusion juice known largely cultivated laxative Leguminosa Linn Madras Medical Medicinal uses.-The Medicinal uses.-The RooT Medicinal uses.-The SEEDS mucilage named native natural order Leguminosa obtained odour official OLEO-RESIN opium percolator Pharmaceutical pharmacy plant poisonous powder prepared properties Punjab purgative quantity regarded remedy resembling resin rheumatism RHIZOME Roor root-bark Roxb shrub Southern India species stimulant sugar tannin taste throughout India tincture tonic tree unripe valuable variety Vern.-Beng yellow yield