403 Chouch.--A large and small kind; pungent and hot; astringent
and sweet; inducing costiveness; stomachic; beneficial in cholicks,
inflammatory pains in the spleen, and other pains in the bowels. It
is a favorite ingredient in many formulÊ.
404 Chehtaon.--A tree of India; aperient, and useful in disorders of
mucus and wind; also in Juzam, boils, and eruptions.
405 Jholputtur.--A kind Asheer; cool, light, and cardiac; cures
disorders of mucus and bile, and diminishes the volume of blood.
406 Cherakakoli or Chershookla; also Chermudera; sweet, cool, heavy,
aphrodisiac, and useful in disorders of blood, bile, heart-burn,
dryness of the mouth, thirst, fever, emaciation and dropsy.
In the Dhunteri, it is also said to promote digestion, and to
be pleasant in flavor, and agreeable in its effects; to cure
suppression of urine and pains in the chest. It also is used as a
cephalic. It is said to cure affections of mucus, Juzam and worms,
and to cause an increase of bile; it is commonly known by the name
of Nuckchickenie. Vide N.
407 Choonderdhan or Jowdhan.--A kind of rice, called also Rukitsaal.
408 Cherie.--The goat; its flesh is moist and heavy, but easy of
digestion; useful in disorders of the three secretions; produces no
heat at stomach, increases semen, and renders the sense of smelling
more acute: it is also called Bukeri. A. Mehyr.
409 Jeengha.--A kind of shell-fish; hot and dry; those newly taken
are to be preferred; they are aphrodisiac, aperient, and grateful to
the taste. This may generally be true, but bad effects have followed
their use, and that which is salted is melanagogue, or produces black
bile; the corrector is oil of almonds. P. Muluch Diriae, A. Jeradool
Bahr. Some have said that the Robean is the same fish.
410 Junkar.--A name for the deer Barasingha.
411 Jojakhar.--A name for nitre.
412 Chohara.--"The date. Phoenix Dactylifera." P. called KhoÛrma
sunshekun; aphrodisiac; it is ate with milk. If the ChÛhara is
bruised, and with salep and sugar boiled in milk, till nearly half
the milk shall be evaporated, then drank, it will be found useful as
an aphrodisiac, increasing the bulk of the solids, and if it digests
easily, it will be found peculiarly useful. If roasted and eat with
opium, it becomes astringent.
413 Chirr, and another kind, which is black; both are cold, and
useful in disorders of all the secretions, heat of the body, and
Juzam. P. Soombulutteeb.
414 Chereela.--In its properties it resembles SËleËchih, (Cassia
Lignea.) P. Ooshna.
415 Jhow.--A name of Turfa. If bruised and mixed with vinegar it
suppurates indolent swellings, and also scirrhous swellings of
the spleen.
416 Cherkund.--A kind of Beedareekund, which is white.
417 Chundurseha.--A name for Mudukp˙rnie.
418 Choocheroo.--A name for SÌrphonka.
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