756 Goolkhairoo.--The marsh-mallow, or rather the mallow.

757 Kulumbuk.--A tree of a heavy texture, much veined; it is commonly

called Mulugeer, but this name is also applied to some kinds of lime.

758 Kooleejan.--"Piper Betel." The best kind is red, thick, and

full of knots. It is hot and dry in the 2nd degree; it is cardiac;

cures cholicks, pains in the kidnies; increases the strength of the

digestive organs, useful in rheumatism of the joints, decreases the

flow of urine; beneficial in epilepsy, headache; is aphrodisiac; and

is proper for those having a superabundance of mucus. A little kept

in the mouth will cure paralysis of the tongue; it clears the voice,

and in the quantity of one direm with cow's milk taken, fasting, it

is highly tonic and aphrodisiac. Its corrector is any oily substance

or Kuteera (a gum).

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