639 Shubbe.--Polyanthes Tuberosa. The name of a common flower, which
has a strong scent in the night; it is of several kinds, white,
yellow, red, and yellowish red. It is hot and dry in the second
degree; three direms taken in water, is diuretic, and also useful
in suppression of the menses. It expedites the delivery of the dead
foetus and of the placenta. Its smell expels mucus from the brain
and collections of wind. In those of a hot temperament it produces
head-ache. Its corrector is oil of roses, vinegar, or its own oil;
the latter is very beneficial both externally and internally used, and
possesses all the beneficial properties attributed to the flower. An
unguent composed of this, Akirkirrha, and Tokhur Unjeera, applied to
the loins, is very beneficial in the two cases mentioned above, and
is used both externally and internally in complaints of the uterus,
also in rheumatism.
640 Shutawur.--A name for the root of a tree in the jungles, of a
prickly kind; its stem and branches are thin, with many smaller ones,
about an inch or two inches long in the intervals. Its leaves are very
thin and small, somewhat like the Fir tree. The tree itself grows to
the height of 9 or 10 feet; its seed resembles the Anboo Saleb. It is
sweet, cool, moist, and heavy; cures disorders of wind, mucus, bile,
and blood, also swellings of the body. It is aphrodisiac; increases
the secretion of milk, and is an ingredient in celebrated formulÊ. For
increasing the consistence of semen, and as an aphrodisiac, I have
found its conserve and powder of great use. One kind of it is called
Kalinta, another Maha Shutawuri; they are cool; cure piles and laxities
from indigested food, disorders of the eyes; are cardiac, aphrodisiac,
and increase knowledge.
641 Shitawuballie.--A kind of sugar, which cures eruptions from
diffused bile, seminal weakness, delirium, nausea, and thirst.
642 Shereefa.--Called also Seetaphill. It is sweet and cardiac;
increases semen and removes depression of spirits. If the kernel of the
seed, in the quantity of one direm, and dhaie, half rittal, be bruised
together and rubbed over the body, in cures of itch, left to dry, and
the same repeated several times, the itch will be cured; this I have
found to be the case; tried and found effectual. "Annona squamosa."
643 Shuftaloo.--A common fruit of India. Its tree like the Aroo. It
is heavy, slow of digestion, cool, but less so than the Aroo; when
unripe it is sour. The best is sweet when ripe.
644 Shukur Javan.--Cool; expels wind; strengthens the system; decreases
bile, wind, and mucus. A. Toorunjabeen.
645 Shukur Kund.--"Convolvulus Batatas." A common culinary root,
sweet and a little hot, and heavy, aphrodisiac, increases semen,
and strengthens the brain.
646 Shumie.--Commonly called Seenkur; cool, light, and soft; cures
difficulty of respiration, Juzam, piles, disorders of mucus. The
dried fruit increases knowledge, causes bile, and the growth of hair.
647 Shunphopee.--A kind of Baer; is emetic, and beneficial in disorders
of mucus and bile.
648 Shungirf.--The red sulphuret of mercury. A. Shingerf; sweet and
bitter; useful in fever and mucus, also fever from excess of mucus,
wind and bile. It is called also Ingoor.
649 Sholie.--A name for wild turmeric; pungent, sweet, and bitter;
increases appetite, but vitiates taste.
650 Shora.--Nitras PotassÊ. Nitrate of Potash. Yavakshara,
S. A. Ubkur. Aperient; increases bile. In the Dhara Shekoi, it is said,
that one dram of Shora, of the refined sort, pounded and enclosed in
two plantains for a night, and given in affections of the spleen and
Badgola, and repeated for three or four days, will cure the disease. If
bruised and applied to piles, it will remove them. As a refrigerant and
diuretic in gonorrhoea, I have found it very beneficial. It has been
given in suppression of urine to the Emperor Akber, with great success.