882 Maad.--The water in which rice has been boiled, and in which the
rice has become decomposed; it is cool, astringent; creates appetite;
expels wind, mucus and bile; softens the muscles, and is beneficial
in bilious or mucous fevers.
883 Maien.--Acid, astringent, cool, and light; contracts the vagina;
useful in dysentery, disorders of bile, blood, and mucus; also
affections of the throat. A. Kuzmazidge. P. Kurmar.
884 Maachik.--A name for honey of a reddish color; it is sweet, cool,
dry, and light; reduces corpulency, strengthens vision, increases
understanding, and beneficial in seminal weakness. The fresh kind
is moist and aperient; that which is old is dry, and if heated is
hurtful. I mean that which has been fermented, and that produced in
hot climates.
885 Majoophill or Maijphill. A. Affix. "Alleppo Galls, Quercus Cerris,
Quercus Robur." It is hot and astringent; useful in wind; blackens
the hair, and contracts the vagina.
886 Maankund.--A name for Istolekund.
887 Malook.--A name for Palook.
888 Mahesingie.--The author of the Dhara Shekoi has called this the
water-scorpion; see Beechoo.
889 Maat.--The name of a culinary green, used as food. If the root of
this plant be cleared of the bark, and 100 tolahs of this be boiled
in 100 tolahs of milk, and as much fine honey, over a gentle fire,
taken out and put in a vessel for use, it will be found highly useful
in reproducing the secretion of milk in the breast of a woman, and
is thus used: The woman is to anoint her body with sweet oil, then
bathe in warm water, after which a little of this to be ate, and care
taken that no wind obtain admission to the place where she sleeps;
this done for 14 days, milk will be produced in great abundance.
890 Maashpurnie.--Obtains its name from its leaves resembling Maash;
it is called also Makonie; it is cool, dry, sweet, and pungent to
the taste. Increases semen and mucus; useful in fever, eruptions of
the mouth, dryness of the fauces, disorders of blood, and costiveness.
891 Muttur.--"Pisum Sativum. P. Kusshuba." Hot, heavy, and aperient;
increases wind, bile, and blood; is diuretic, and increases secretion
of milk; useful in external swellings and disorders of mucus, weakens
eye-sight and decreases semen. One kind is called Betla, and another is
very small; both of these are sweet to the taste; in digestion cool,
light, and astringent; useful in disorders of wind, mucus, and bile,
and it is the best food for cows.
892 Muttreegurba.--The eggs of fish. Moist, heavy, and aphrodisiac;
tonic; induces corpulency, increases mucus and the bulk of the solids;
brings on heaviness of the spirits and indolence, and cures seminal
weakness.
893 Muchechi.--Cool and astringent; useful in Juzam, disorders of
bile and blood, and is vermifuge.
894 Mucheli.--Hot, moist, heavy, aphrodisiac, and tonic; increases
phlegm and bile; beneficial in the seven dhats, and useful in disorders
of wind.
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