604 Sona.--A precious metal; cool, heavy, and aphrodisiac; beneficial
as an antidote to poisons, and in repressing the three secretions;
used in mania, fever, and dryness; clears the complexion, and is
an ingredient in all favorite formulÊ. When prepared for use, it is
called Mirganick.
605 Somph.--"Aniseed, Pimpinella Anisum." One kind of it is called
Seethka, the other Sowa; the former means the largest kind; both are
bitter, sweet, hot, and light; improves appetite; cure affections of
wind and mucus; useful in cholic, boils, eruptions, and all disorders
of the eyes, and increases bile. One kind, the latter, is used for
disorders of females. A. Razeena. P. Valanbuzury.
606 Sonth.--"Amomum Zingiber." The dried root; moist and light; sweet
during digestion, and hot; promotes appetite and digestion; allays
vomiting, cures difficulty of breathing, cough, itch, affections
of the heart, swellings of the scrotum, and swellings in general;
rheumatic pains in the joints, pains of the urinary bladder, piles,
and flatulence, and clears the voice. Pills made of Sonth are very
generally beneficial, and the result of my experience I have published
at full in my other works.
607 Sowa.--A. Shibbet. P. Wallankhoord. Hot, dry, and aperient;
its smell soporific; its leaves hurtful to the stomach. The seed
Dill. Anethum Sowa, Roxb.