594 Sungjerahut.--It obtains its name from being useful in
wounds. Throughout India it is also known by the name of Sungderaz. It
is a stone of very soft consistence; cool and light; beneficial in
fever, bile, asthma, pains in the chest, flatulence, and laxities
in the bowels; and when used in ointment, dries up ulcerated
parts, removes pain, and acts as an absorbent in the stomach and
bowels. I have found it by experience to be extremely useful in the
before-mentioned complaints, also in diarrhoea; in Hindostan it is
called Surkoola.