49 Apheem.--(Papaver somniferum.) Of this there are four kinds; the 1st, which is white, is called Chaarun, (promoting digestion;) the 2d, Maarun, is black; the 3d yellow, and the 4th, of all these colours mixed, called Saarun. Its properties are well known, and fully detailed in all Yunani works on medicine. 50 Aginmunt.--Agwunt. Names of Arnee; q. vide. 51 Agust.--(∆schynomene Grandiflora.) A tree, cool and dry, producing flatulence, curing bile, foulness of blood, and mucus; also fever. Its flowers beneficial in improving the sense of smelling, and in night blindness. 52 Akroat.--Vide Akhroat. 53 Akirkirra.--or Akirkirrh‡, (Dranculus.) In Yunani works called discutient and alternant. "Anthemis Pyrethrum, Linn. Pelletory of Spain, Ainslie. Off. The Root. Pyrethre, (F.) Eaher Wustrell, (G.) Akk·r·c·rum, (Tam.) Powerful stimulant, useful as a sialagogue, to excite an increased flow of saliva; hence useful in headache, rheumatism of the face, toothache, in paralysis of the tongue and muscles of the throat." 54 Agur.--Dry and light, useful in affections of the eyes; it also promotes the secretion of bile. A. Oodh. 55 Agunie Char.--Pungent and very hot. In rheumatic affections of the chest, Soonpat from mucus, and rheumatic pains in the joints, it is highly beneficial. This medicine is the produce of the western provinces of India; and the best kind is red, and feels hot to the touch; it is found by the sides of rivers. 56 Akasbele.--Cuscuta reflexa, a name for Afteemoon, (Dodder of Thyme.) 57 Alsi.--"Linum Usitatissimum, W. Atasi, S. Tesi, H. Emollient and demulcent." Grows about 1 1/2 foot high; its leaves are thin, and its flower of the color of Lapis lazuli. In India it is supposed to decrease the secretion of semen, and to weaken sight; it is hot, and said to be discutient; it is useful in phlegm from cold. A. Buzz˙rkatan. 58 Aoloo.--The owl. Those who eat its flesh may expect to be deprived of all reasoning faculties, with loss of memory. It produces much wind, and is called in Persian, Boom. The women of India frequently give it to their husbands, that by the mental weakness it produces, they may obtain more liberty of conduct than might otherwise be agreeable. 59 Alaechee.--A. Kakla. "Amomum Cardamomum, Wild. Amomum Repens, Wood, vol. II. p. 356." It is of two kinds, and very common. The tree is very large, its leaves resemble those of the sugar cane, of the length of a man; it is very fragrant, and both kinds are nearly alike in properties. The physicians of India call it moderately cool, aromatic, and bitter; and that it is useful in bilious affections, rheumatic complaints, and superabundance of mucus; it is likewise said to decrease Aphrodisia, and to be prejudicial in affections of the chest The large kind possesses all these properties in a greater degree than the small; "the latter is called the Guzerattee Alaechee." 60 Alta.--A name for the Lac colour.