535 Sawang.--A culinary grain, used by the villagers; it is smaller
than the Badjera, is smooth and pointed; it grows also wild, of a
smaller size. It is cool and dry; useful in bilious disorders and
mucus, and dries the seven d'hats.
536 Saal.--Sweet to the taste and pungently sweet in digestion;
cool, light, astringent; cures disorders of wind, bile, and mucus,
and preserves the health. There are other kinds of this, but this
is the one to be preferred. One kind is red, called Rakitsal; it is
nearly of the same nature, (a kind of rice).