_Native Names._—These have been mainly derived from Mr. Moodeen Sheriff's valuable Catalogue, which forms the Supplement to the Pharmacopœia of India. Some have been drawn from Ainslie's _Materia Indica_, a work of sterling merit. For the Malay names I am indebted to the Hon. Major F. M‘Nair, C.M.G., Surveyor-General, Straits Settlements, and for the Punjábí and Kashmirí names to Dr. J. E. T. Aitchison, formerly British Commissioner, Ladakh. It is only necessary, in this place, to indicate the pronunciation of the vowels met with in this work. a (short) as in _a_bout, or the final _a_ in Calcutt_a_. á (long) as in _a_ll, c_a_ll. e (short) as in _e_lbow, or the first _e_ in n_e_ver. é (long) as _a_ in _a_ble or _ai_ in f_ai_r. i (short) as _i_ in _i_nk, b_i_d. í (long) as _ee_ in f_ee_d and fr_ee_. o (short) as in fr_o_m. ó (long) as in _o_pium, h_o_me. u (short) as in f_u_ll, or as in w_o_lf. ú (long) as in f_oo_l, t_oo_. Explanation of the Abbreviations employed in the lists of the native names of the drugs: _Hind._ Hindústaní. _Duk._ Dukhní. _Beng._ Bengálí. _Punj._ Punjábí. _Kash._ Kashmirí. _Tam._ Tamil. _Tel._ Telugu. _Mal._ Malyalim. _Can._ Canarese. _Mah._ Máhrattí. _Guz._ Guzrattí. _Cing._ Cingalese. _Burm._ Burmese. _Malay_ Malay. REMARKS ON THE USES OF SOME OF THE BAZAAR MEDICINES OF INDIA. PART I. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE BAZAAR MEDICINES AND INDIAN MEDICAL PLANTS INCLUDED IN THIS WORK. 1. +Abelmoschus, or Edible Hibiscus. Okra.+ The fresh unripe capsules or fruit of Abelmoschus (Hibiscus) esculentus, _Linn._ Bhindí, Rám-turáí (_Hind._), Bhéndí (_Duk._, _Punj._), Dhéras or Dhénras, Rám-Toráí (_Beng._), Vendaik-káy (_Tam._), Benda-káya (_Tel._), Ventak-káya (_Mal._), Bendé-káyi (_Can._), Bhéndá (_Mah._), Bhíndu (_Guz._), Banda-ká (_Cing._). Youn-padi-sí (_Burm._), Kachang-lindir (_Malay_). 2. This well-known vegetable, cultivated throughout India, abounds in a copious, bland, viscid mucilage, which possesses valuable emollient and demulcent properties, rendering the practitioner in India independent of mallow and other European articles of that class. The dried fruit may be employed where it is not procurable in a fresh state. It is best given in decoction, prepared by boiling three ounces of the fresh capsules, cut transversely, in a pint and a half of water for twenty minutes, straining and sweetening to taste. This, taken as an ordinary drink, proves alike agreeable and serviceable in _Fevers_, _Catarrhal attacks_, _Irritable states of the Bladder and Kidneys_, in _Gonorrhœa_, and in _all cases attended with scalding pain_, _and difficulty in passing Urine_. Under its use the urine is said to become much increased in quantity. _In Dysentery_, especially in the chronic form of the disease, the bland, viscid mucilage is often most beneficial. It is a good plan to give it in soup.