A little of it commenced with and constantly used for seven days,
with a little sugar, is beneficial in affections of the spleen;
it is used in Aniseed water as a lithontriptic; in an empty stomach
for the bleeding piles. It is used with musk, &c. to perfume hooka
snakes. The author of the Topha says, that this is the bud of the
Naringi, and that the distilled water of that is called Arukbahar;
but in my opinion they are distinct varieties, and in this part of
the country they distil from all. Goodhul is the name of the tree,
Kuth that of the fruit, and Kurna that of the flower.
720 Karownda.--Also Kirmidie, and a kind of this Khristnphill; the
first kind is red and white, second is white and black, and the third
entirely black, therefore called Kristnphil, from being of the color
of the god Kristna. Its flower is like the Jui; when unripe it is hot,
heavy, and acid; produces mucus and diffusion of bile: when ripe it
is sweet and less acid, light; creates appetite, and cures disorders
of wind and bile. "Carissa Carandas."
721 Kareyl.--"Capparis, the Caper plant," or Kareyr. A tree without
leaves, its branches rise from the root, and are very numerous. It
grows about the height of the Baer. It has numerous flowers, small and
three-leaved. Its flowers are boiled and eaten; its fruit made into
pickles in salt-water and oil; its fruit is at first green, then it
becomes red, and lastly black; they are about the size of the Karownda;
they are bitter, pungent, hot, aperient; useful in mucous disorders,
wind, boils, eruptions, swellings, as an antidote to poisons, and in
piles. Its flowers are beneficial in disorders of mucus and bile. My
father always recommended them in disorders arising from cold. In
consequence of their heating quality, they are useful in affections
of the joints. P. Amghyllyan.
722 Karunj.--From the "Moojerrabad Akberi." The name of a large
tree, the leaves like the lime tree, the fruit like the tamarind,
but smaller; it is hot, and discusses swellings and all pains arising
from cold; useful in lumbago, in strokes of the wind, and it is used
as a fomentation in the above disorders.
723 Gurehri.--A fruit of India, produced in the hot season; it is
a nut of a black color, and shining appearance, about the length
of the Jamalgota, but a little thinner; the kernel is white, and is
ate with salt and peepul, and much esteemed. It induces costiveness,
is aphrodisiac, and thickens semen.
724 Krishndaan.--A kind of rice; in its properties and excellence
like the Saatie.
725 Kurwanuk.--The name of a common bird; its meat is sweet and
pleasant to the taste. It frequents the banks of rivers and jungles,
but the river kind is nearly twice the size of the other.
726 Geerguth.--(Chameleon.) A. Heerbah, Un. Kalamunder,
P. Aftabperust. It resembles the lizard in its appearance. It has a
long tail, and frequently changes its color.
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