783 Gundhka.--A title of Mudukpurnie; it derives its name from the
property of preserving the hair.
784 Kunghi.--"Malva Sylvestris.--(The Mallow) vide Goolkhairoo. The
mallow, emollient and demulcent, AlthÊa officinalis." The name of
a flower-stem of India, about a man's height, more or less. Its
leaves are round, smooth, serrated, and pointed. It is of two kinds,
a small and larger, the leaves large and small accordingly. It has
a small yellow flower; inside the seed vessel are many divisions,
in which the seeds are contained. It is very useful in piles.
A man had the bleeding piles to an annoying degree of severity. A
physician advised him to eat some of the leaves of this, bruised,
and made up with pepper into pills; he made up large pills or balls,
and eat them as directed, and was cured in a few days. If the fresh
leaves are used, they should be mixed with water and drank; if the
dried leaves are preferred, they should be made into pills. It is
mucilaginous and demulcent.
785 Gooroochna.--or Gooroochun. A stone, of a yellow color, on
which grass or moss grows; it is astringent and cool, beneficial in
possession, and whoever keeps it by them, will escape the influence of
all evils; it is useful in disorders of blood, and prevents abortion
by its tonic property in giving strength to the uterus. It is the
name for Huzerool bukur.
786 Goorcha.--"Menispermum cordifolium, W. Guduchi, S. Citamerdu,
Van Rheede, H. M. vii. 39. Menispermum Verrucosum, Roxb. MS. Putra
Waly. Jao. Funis Felleus, Rumph. Amb. v. 82. Sp. ch. perennial,
scandent, verrucose, leaves cordate, acuminate, entire, smooth, male
racemes from the naked branches simple, nectareal scales inserted
in the filaments. Every part of this plant exceedingly bitter;
used for the cure of intermittents; it is said by Captain Wright,
to be as powerful a febrifuge as the Peruvian Bark. V. Gillo."
787 Gowrdun.--A name for Koocha, called also Sutpootrie. It is the name
of the Kooza flower, red with a yellow fructification in the centre. It
has a fine perfume, and a distilled water is made from it; it is
a cinquefoil. One kind of it is the Goolseutie, P. Aussureen. This
is white, but a third kind is also red. All three are cool, light,
and aphrodisiac; useful in disorders of the three secretions and of
blood. It is cardiac, astringent, and improves the complexion. I have
found the white the most effectual, and have often used its conserve
and distilled water in lowness of spirits.
788 Gomenduk.--A common stone, resembling in its properties the
Chanderkanth.
789 Gooma.--A medicine of India; sweet, pungent, hot, dry, heavy,
aperient; used in disorders of wind, bile, mucus; in jaundice and in
swellings, and is vermifuge. All this the author of the Dhara Shekoi
has related. The common Gooma is different.
790 Goww.--A tree common in Cashmere, of a hot quality; used in
seminal weakness, inflammatory disorders of the nose, effects of
poison, disorders of mucus, and Juzam. It is vermifuge; its fruit
increases phlegm, and its gum is heavy, aphrodisiac; beneficial in
disorders of wind.
791 Kobhee.--"Hieracum, Bruce MS." This is of three kinds, one of
which is used as food for the parroquet. Its leaf is like that of the
radish when in an imperfect state. It is cool, light, and astringent;
used in disorders of mucus, bile, and blood; in seminal weakness,
cough, boils, eruptions, and fever, and produces wind.