482 Rai.--"Sinapis Ramosa, Roxb. sp. ch. Annual, erect, ramous siliques
expanding, linear, vertically compressed, smooth; leaves petioled,
lower lyred; superior, sublanceolate, (Roxb. MS.) Murray II. 398,
Woodville III. 409." Cool, bitter, hot, and dry; beneficial in mucous
disorders, itch, and Juzam; is vermifuge, stomachic, and increases
diffusion of bile. A. Khirdul.
483 Raang.--Stannum, Tagarum, Tam. Hot, dry, light, and soft;
strengthens the eyes; is vermifuge; useful in marasmus, difficulty
of breathing, and a deficiency of bile. A. Rusas.
In the Maadentezerrubad, it is thus described: Raang is
called in P. Kaley; cool in the 2nd degree, and moist in the 1st
degree. Calcined, it is slightly cool and dry. If a piece of this Kaley
be put into a pot with meat, you may boil it as long as you please,
but the meat will not be properly boiled. The Kaley for internal use
is calcined, the dose from one to two soorkh.
483 Raal.--Bitter and astringent; cool, heavy, and inducing
costiveness, cures Deojur, acne, boils, eruptions, fever,
and cracks in the thickened cuticle of the feet; and it lessens
perspiration. A. Kaar, also Kikahur. It is said also, that if put
into a pipe with tobacco, and one whiff taken the 1st day, two the
second, three the third, and so on, it will be found very useful in
ulceration of the lungs. Maadentezerrubad.
484 Ramputtrie.--"Maadentezerrubad." An Indian flower which I have not
seen, but which I understand to be like the rose; its properties are,
that if it is well rubbed with mercury, it will kill it, and both
united form a black mass. More of its properties I know not.
485 Rajeneemboophile.--The sweet lime; it is heavy, and useful in
bilious disorders and wind. In my opinion it is a cool cardiac,
and decreases heat and thirst.