Medicinal Plants of India and Pakistan: A Concise Work Describing Plants Used for Drugs and Remedies According to Ayurvedic, Unani, Tibbi Systems and Mentioned in British and American Pharmacopoeias |
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administered alkaloid anthelmintic aphrodisiac aromatic asthma astringent bark is given bilious bitter black pepper boiling bowels bronchitis bruises calyx carminative catarrh chronic clarified butter colic considered cough cure decoction demulcent Description diaphoretic diarrhoea disorders Distribution diuretic drachm dressing dried dropsy drug dysentery dyspepsia effective emetic emmenagogue emollient English Names expectorant Externally Family febrifuge flatulence flowers fresh juice fresh leaves fruit ginger given in doses given internally gonorrhoea hairs hairy herb honey household remedy India and Pakistan inflammation infusion intermittent fevers irritation jaundice juice is given juice of leaves laxative leaf juice leaves is applied Leguminosae leprosy LINN liver medicinally menorrhagia milk mixed ointment ounce doses ovate pains Pakistan paste pint plant poultice powdered root powdered seeds prescribed pulp purgative relief reputed rheumatism rhizome ringworm root bark rubefacient skin diseases snake bite stalks stem stimulant stomachic sugar swellings syphilis throughout India tonic treatment Tree ulcers worms wounds