867 Loha.--Ferrum, Iron. Ayas, S. Sweet and astringent, cool and aphrodisiac, aperient and heavy; useful in disorders of mucus and bile, and in swellings; it produces wind. Its scoriÊ are called Rubusool hudeed; it is given both in powder and pills: the method of its preparation I have given in my other works. I have given iron in piles from cold, also for strengthening the stomach, for lengthening aphrodisia, and generally as an aphrodisiac. I have also exhibited it with success in dropsy. It is commonly used by physicians in India, but my advice is to have as little to do with it as possible. 868 Long.--"Caryophillus Aromaticus." A. Kurnphul. Its properties are particularized in Yunani works. If it be introduced into an apple, and the apple left to dry, then taken out, I have found it an excellent tonic to the stomach, possessing a cardiac property, useful in vomiting, and aiding digestion. The apple also will have become possessed of the same qualities. 869 Lobaan.--"Libanus Thurifera, Coll. Boswellia, Roxb. Olibanum, Frankincense. Encens, F. Styrax Benzoin, Murr. Resin of Boswellia serrata, Roxb." The vizier of Ackber Shah has written, that this is a gum brought from beyond sea. It has a fine and penetrating smell when burnt; some call it Meeayabisa. It is very plentiful in this country. It would seem to be hot in the 2nd degree. In the refined state, it is most powerful, and very little of it will be sufficient. Maadentezerrubad. Loban is called in P. Hussunluba. The people of India know it as a gum; its color is red, and mixed with pieces of white and black as large as a cowrie. It is hot in the 2nd degree and dry in the 1st. Its internal use is tonic to the stomach and brain; it discusses wind, removes phlegm, and is useful for removing running at the nose. In those of a hot temperament it removes head-ache. Its corrector is oil of the Banufsha or Khushkhash. Its succedaneum Ladun and Mastichi in equal parts. The dose is from half direm to two direms. What is called in India Sut Loban is white, clear, and shining, like Talc, and is much used in mucous disorders and in paralysis. It is also beneficial in bad breath. It is stomachic, aphrodisiac, and assists digestion. The dose two soorkhs in Paan. The expressed oil, applied to the penis, is aphrodisiac, and also useful in disorders of mucus. 870 Loni.--P. Neemuk, q. v. 871 Lolie.--A name for Lublie. 872 Lomrie.--The Fox. A name for the Sheghal or Sial. 873 Longmushk.--The name of a flower; its shrub about two yards in height, but of great diameter. It is white, sweet-smelling, hot, cardiac, and strengthens the brain. 874 Lobeia.--"Dolichos Sinensis." A common culinary grain; hot and dry; creates flatulence; is diuretic, and increases the menstrual flux. It has also the effect of producing very unpleasant dreams. The red Lobeia procures the expulsion of the dead foetus ex utero, and if ate with cow's ghee, it strengthens the digestive organs. A. Dizzer. P. Bakla.