858 Lydoaloo.--"Mimosa Natans." Bitter, astringent, and cool; used in the cure of disorders of mucus and bile, eruptions from diffusion of bile, pains or inflammation in the female parts of generation, and restrains diarrhoea. It is sensitive, and contracts to the touch. I have seen the plants, and noticed that the leaves resembled those of the tamarind, but are smaller. Its branches small, with very minute prickles. It is said that it grows to a yard in height, and that it is so very sensitive that it contracts if a shadow passes over it. 859 Lichmuna.--The female called Lichmunie. It is cool, aperient, and aphrodisiac; useful in disorders of wind, bile and mucus. It is the name of the Nuffaa, also called the small Kuthui. 860 Lichmiphill.--A name for Bele. 861 Lichkutch.--A name for Burhel, also called Lukitch. 862 Lukmunia and Lukmunie. Names for Litchmuna. In A. called Beroogus sunum. P. Mirdumgeea. 863 Loodh'phup.--Sweet, cool, moist, and light; tonic, astringent, and diuretic; relieves disorders of bile, and slightly increases mucus and wind. 864 Lodh.--"Simplocus Racemosa." A kind of this is white. I have not seen the tree; the bark is brought from the hills; thick, and of a white color; both kinds are astringent, cool, and aperient; strengthens the eyes; beneficial in disorders of mucus, blood, and swellings; useful in vomiting of blood, and is laxative. Its flower is sweet, bitter, and astringent; of use in affections of the eyes and mucus; increases the consistence of semen, and is an ingredient in all aphrodisiac formulÊ. The particular manner of its administration I have given in my other publications. The Lodh Pytanee is a kind of this. Maadentezerrubad. Lodh is of two kinds, one from Guzeerat, of a reddish clear color, the other from the hills of Hindustan, of a dirty greenish hue, and underneath reddish. The latter is used by the dyers, and the former in medicine. It is beneficial in disorders of the eyes; it is cool, dry, and astringent; restrains vomiting of blood; generally styptic, and as a cold application, removes pain of the eye. Dose one miskal. 865 Lawa.--"Perdix Chinensis." A bird smaller than the partridge; of this the people of India have enumerated four kinds--Bansal, Goruk, Goonderuck, and Durber. The meat of three of them is cool, moist, cardiac, astringent, and stomachic. The first kind is hot, increases mucus, and beneficial in disorders of wind. The second kind is useful in mucous disorders. The third kind is light; its properties in equilibrium; useful as food for the debilitated. 866 Loonia.--"Portulaca oleracea." Culinary greens; another kind is called Koonder. Both are saltish to the taste, and sweet during digestion; cool and dry, heavy and aperient; increase wind and flatulent swellings of the abdomen, also bile and mucus. The other kind is understood to be hot; useful in difficulty of breathing, disorders of mucus, and increases flatulence.