Economic Products of India Exhibited in the Economic Court, Calcutta International Exhibition, L883-84 Volume 5 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...Dec. Pers.; Irojd, Tam.; Roja, pasn, Burm. A native of Caucasus and Assyria; cultivated in India. The petals and the volatile oil obtained from the petal form the officinal parts. The petals are said to be mildly laxative. The oil or the attar of roses is employed in medicine to disguise the unpleasant odour of certain ointments, and other external applications. R. damascene, Mill. Vern.--Gulab, Hind., Dec.: Golap, Beng.; Vard, Arab.; Gule-surkh, Pers.; Iroja, Tam.; Roja, Tel.; Paninir, Mal.; Gulabi, Kan.; Nesipain, Burm. The commonest Indian garden rose; cultivated for attar. "In India rose buds are preferred for medicinal use, as they are more astringent than the expanded flowers; they are considered to be cold and dry, cephalic, cardiac, tonic and aperient, removing bile and cold humours; externally applied the petals are used as an astringent. The stamens are thought to be hot, dry and astringent." Dymock.) R. Gallica, Linn. French or Red Rose. Native of Europe and Asia Minor; cultivated in India. The dried petals are slightly tonic and astringent, and useful in debility. ROSMARINUS. Rosmarinus Officinalis, Linn., Labiate. Rosemary. The oil is carminative, chiefly used as an ingredient in stimulating liniments for alopecia. RUBIA. ROSTELLULARIA. Rostellularia procumbens, Nees, Acantheacje. Vern.--Ghdti-pitpapra, Bom. A small plant very abundant during the rainy season. It has a faintly bitter, disagreeable taste, and is used as a substitute for Fumaria, the true Pit-papra. (Dymock.) Rottlera tinctoria, Roxb. See Mallotus philippinensis, Mull.-Arg EuphORbIACe.E. ROUREA. Rourea santaloides, W. & A., Connaraceje. Vern.--Vardhara. Found in the Western Peninsula, from the Concan to Travancore, and Ceylon. The root is used medicinally as ...