99 Pakur.--A large tree, beautiful in appearance, as large as the
Jamin. The leaves also resemble the Jamin, but broader, longer,
and thicker; its fruit is yellow, and when ripe, like the apple,
but when small, it is more like the peach; it is cooling, and cures
boils, eruptions of the skin, and is effectual in mucous and bilious
affections, it also allays swelling in wounds. The fruit bears the
same name; it is acid, its sherbet cardiac, promotes appetite, and
decreases bile. By some called Pakull.
100 Panee Amluk.--A medicine of Hindoostan, hot and heavy; it cures
flatulency, and when ripe, it increases the bilious and mucous
secretions.
101 Paadae.--Pungent and bitter, hot and light, cures wind, bile,
Juzam, and fever; vomiting, dropsy, affections of the heart, general
heat, itch, disorders from poison, difficulty of breathing, and is
vermifuge. It also cures Badgola, boils and eruptions of the skin,
and removes laxities of the bowels.
102 Babchee or Bakchee, an Indian medicine, the seed of which is
black; it is beneficial in every kind of leprosy, and in every pain
of the stomach; it is used both internally and externally. I have
used 2 mashas of this, with other appropriate medicines, infused in
water for a night, strained and given as a drink to those affected
with white leprosy, and other affections of the same nature; and have
used the strained refuse externally, with the greatest success. It is
pungent and aromatic, hot and dry in the 3d deg. light and cardiac,
creates appetite, and cures affections of bile and mucus; but is
prejudicial to the eyesight, and lessens the seminal secretion.
In the Maadentezerrubad it is written, that Babchee is a seed about
the size of gram, or rather less, of a dark color, and aromatic flavor,
hot and dry in a small degree, cures wind, mucus, and Juzam; the itch
and other eruptions of the skin when discoloration or ulceration
takes place, and all complaints arising from foulness of blood. In
Acouta, or that scaly leprous eruption that is often met with, it
is very effectual, the part being first moistened with mustard oil,
and the powder of the seed sprinkled over its surface.
"Tried in Lepra without effect, both in substance and in infusion,
in 1818.--Translator."
103 Paperie.--A name for Shumshad, cool, and brightens the complexion,
and is useful in mucous and bilious complaints.
104 Babur.--Called by some Nagbo, and also Badrouje.
105 Barasinga.--Cervus Elaphus. Called so from its many branched horns;
it is about the size of a small cow, and is also called Thunkur
or Eal. Its meat is sweet to the taste, and heavy; it increases
Aphrodisia, cures wind, bile, and mucus. The horns rubbed down in
water, and applied externally, cure rheumatic and other pains.
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