740 Kussowndie or Kussownda. The name of a tree of India; its branches
commence from near the root and surround the stem, growing out from all
sides of it. It grows about the thickness of a bambu, and in height
that of a man. The leaves if rubbed have a disagreeable smell. Its
seed-vessel is about a yard long, or even longer; it encloses small
round seeds like Sumach, a little crooked. Its leaves are thick like
Kumerach, but the latter are broad, whereas this is longer. The large
kind is called Kussownda, the smaller Kussowndie; the leaves of both
are nearly alike. It is hot, moist, and some say equal. It relieves the
brain, and if the seed is washed and eaten, it will cure the effects
of the scorpion's poison; and if the seed and leaves be ground in a
mill, made into bread with flour, and eaten with sweet oil, it will
cure night blindness; should any one have swallowed tiger's hair,
pills made of the leaves, flower, and seed swallowed and vomiting
produced, the hair will be discharged.
Maadentezerrubad.
Kussowndie is a medicine of India, hot and dry; cures wind and loosens
phlegm; useful in cough and disorders of the blood. 1 1/2 direms
of its root with half direm of peepul eaten, will cure the poison of
snakes or scorpions, or if rubbed on the bitten or stung part will give
relief. It clears the voice, and if five direms of its leaves with one
direm of peepul be bruised in water, and taken for seven days, during
which period food without salt is eaten, it will cure Lues Venerea.
741 Kusseroo or Kusseruk. "Cyperus Tuberosus." The root of a grass,
black and full of hair, like bristles, found in the cold season. It
is cool, sweet, heavy; used in disorders of bile, blood, and general
heat; it induces costiveness, increases semen, phlegm, and wind, and
allays thirst. If eaten with its outer rind, or only chewed, and the
juice swallowed, it will be less heavy and hurtful; some bruise it
and drink sherbet thus made with sugar, and it is thus more cooling
and useful in cases of gonorrhoea, and the effects of hot winds,
but in this case the outer rind must be removed.
742 Kustooryea Mirg.--Its meat is sweet to the taste, light and
flatulent, creating appetite; that of the female is cool: useful in
fever, cough, disorders of blood, and difficulty of breathing. It
is said to be common in Thibet and Bengal. It resembles the deer,
and has two ridges on its back lengthways. Musk is procured from
its abdomen in this manner: When it is ripe, it produces itching
about the navel, and the animal rubbing it on sharp pointed stones,
causes it to discharge in the form of matter. This is the finest and
best kind of musk, and the gentleman, with whom I was, received some
of it every two years, from the Rajah of Shirinaghur.
743 Kussoombh.--A. Masphir. "Artemisia Abrotanum." It is sweet, and
very hot, and dry; light, and increases bile; cures disorders of blood,
mucus, and suppression of urine.
744 Kustoorie.--Bitter, hot, heavy, aphrodisiac; useful in colds,
disorders of phlegm and wind; allays vomiting; removes swellings;
corrects offensive breath and loss of smell. One kind of it is called
Lutta Kustoorie, vide L.
745 Kussees.--"Sulphas Ferri." A kind of Zaaj; astringent, cool;
increases eye-sight, and clears the skin; vermifuge and an antidote
to poisons; also a kind called Heera Roopus.