165. Honey of fair quality is obtainable in most parts of India. Though not possessed of any marked medicinal properties, it is always advisable to keep some in store, as it forms an agreeable sweetening ingredient for mixtures, is a good vehicle in which to administer powders for children, and is one of the best substances in making pills, &c. Should it be dirty and impure, it should be "clarified" by melting in a water bath and straining through cloth. 166. A mixture of Honey and Distilled Vinegar or Lime Juice, in equal parts, melted together by gentle heat, is an excellent adjunct to cough mixtures; and in the _Coughs of Childhood_ this combination, diluted with an equal quantity of water, and with or without a few drops of Paregoric, forms a useful and pleasant mixture, which children will readily take when they will not swallow other more nauseous medicines. 167. An excellent stimulant application, termed CEROMEL, for _Indolent and other Ulcerations_, is formed by melting together, with the aid of gentle heat, 1 ounce of Yellow Wax and 4 ounces of Clarified Honey, and straining. It is admirably adapted for use in hot climates, where animal fats, the basis of so many ointments, soon become rancid and unfit for medicinal use. 168. +Hydrocotyle Asiatica+, _Linn._ Vallári (_Hind._, _Duk._), Thal-kuru (_Beng._), Valláraí (_Tam._), Mandúka-bramha-kúraku, Pinna-éaki-chettu, Bokkudu-chettu (_Tel._), Kutakan, Kodogam (_Mal._), Von-delagá (_Can._), Hingotu-kola (_Cing._), Mink-hua-bin (_Burm._), Dawoon-punga-gah (_Malay_). 169. This small, low-growing plant, common in moist localities in many parts of India, has obtained considerable repute in European practice as a remedy for _Leprosy_. It is prepared as follows: The leaves having been carefully separated, as soon as possible after the plant is gathered, should be spread on a mat in the shade, and then freely exposed to the air, but not to the sun. In preparing the powder for use, avoid using any heat, as this dissipates all its virtues. They lose about nine-tenths of weight by drying. When thoroughly dried they should be finely powdered and kept in well corked or stoppered bottles. Of this powder the dose is from 3 to 5 grains thrice daily. At the same time some of the powder may be sprinkled on the ulcers, or, which is better, poultices made of the fresh leaves bruised into a paste, may be applied. Under its use the patient, in the course of a few weeks, improves in all respects. After continuing its use for some time, this remedy causes great itching of the skin over the whole body; under these circumstances it should be discontinued for a week, aperients administered, and then recommence giving the medicine. Though it may not effect a cure, it often does a great deal of good. It may also be tried in _Scrofula_ and _Syphilis_.