708 Kutchnar.--"Bauhinia variegata." One kind of which is called
Gobdar; the leaves of the Kutchnar are green and variegated with veins,
and they resemble the junction of two leaves, indeed a separation does
sometimes exist. The tree resembles the mulberry, and is even larger,
but considerably so in diameter; both kinds are cool, astringent;
produce costiveness; cure disorders of mucus and bile; are vermifuge;
destroy worms in the rectum; useful in the virulent ulcer called
Kunzeer, also in all eruptions and boils. Its flower is cool, dry,
light, and astringent; cures disorders of bile, and corrects an excess
in the menstrual discharge; beneficial in piles, wounds, ulcers,
and cough. The tree is called by the above name, but it is usually
given to the flower only. I have found it beneficial to the stomach, in
removing laxativeness of the bowels, and in bleeding piles. A decoction
of its bark forms an excellent gargle in ptyalism from mercury or bela.