888 Mahesingie.--The author of the Dhara Shekoi has called this the
water-scorpion; see Beechoo.
889 Maat.--The name of a culinary green, used as food. If the root of
this plant be cleared of the bark, and 100 tolahs of this be boiled
in 100 tolahs of milk, and as much fine honey, over a gentle fire,
taken out and put in a vessel for use, it will be found highly useful
in reproducing the secretion of milk in the breast of a woman, and
is thus used: The woman is to anoint her body with sweet oil, then
bathe in warm water, after which a little of this to be ate, and care
taken that no wind obtain admission to the place where she sleeps;
this done for 14 days, milk will be produced in great abundance.
890 Maashpurnie.--Obtains its name from its leaves resembling Maash;
it is called also Makonie; it is cool, dry, sweet, and pungent to
the taste. Increases semen and mucus; useful in fever, eruptions of
the mouth, dryness of the fauces, disorders of blood, and costiveness.
891 Muttur.--"Pisum Sativum. P. Kusshuba." Hot, heavy, and aperient;
increases wind, bile, and blood; is diuretic, and increases secretion
of milk; useful in external swellings and disorders of mucus, weakens
eye-sight and decreases semen. One kind is called Betla, and another is
very small; both of these are sweet to the taste; in digestion cool,
light, and astringent; useful in disorders of wind, mucus, and bile,
and it is the best food for cows.
892 Muttreegurba.--The eggs of fish. Moist, heavy, and aphrodisiac;
tonic; induces corpulency, increases mucus and the bulk of the solids;
brings on heaviness of the spirits and indolence, and cures seminal
weakness.
893 Muchechi.--Cool and astringent; useful in Juzam, disorders of
bile and blood, and is vermifuge.
894 Mucheli.--Hot, moist, heavy, aphrodisiac, and tonic; increases
phlegm and bile; beneficial in the seven dhats, and useful in disorders
of wind.
The river fish is the best, and most powerful as an aphrodisiac,
and tonic. The tank fish are cool, heavy, moist, and aphrodisiac,
also diuretic. Well fish are aphrodisiac and diuretic, increase mucus,
cause disorders of the bowels and Juzam, and are flatulent. The fish
of jheels, or large pieces of water, have the same properties as
the tank fish; and those of small pools or puddles are sweet, moist,
tonic, and useful, and cure disorders of wind. Salt-water fish produce
bile in a slight degree, and are heavy. All fish induce costiveness
and decrease the strength of the eyes, and the clearer the water,
the more beneficial and more powerful are the properties of the
fish. It will be prudent not to use well fish in cold weather. One
kind of fish is very small, and named Pothee, q. v.
895 Mujeeth.--'Rubia Munjith, Roxb. MS. Sp. ch. pentandrous,
perennial, scandent, branches with four hisped angles, leaves quatern,
long-petioled, cordate, acuminate, 5-7-nerved, hisped.' "Madder: given
in the quantity of one pice weight in milk, several times repeated,
its effects are very powerful; it affects the whole nervous system,
produces profuse sweating, temporary delirium, mental agony and tears,
with an evident determination to the uterine system."--Trans.
A root of a red color, used by the dyers. It is an emmenagogue, and
its taste is sweet, bitter, astringent; hot and heavy; clears the
voice and complexion; useful in disorders from poison, mucus, blood,
swellings, ophthalmia, itchiness of the liver, pains, in the female
parts of generation; Juzam, eruptions, acne, boils, seminal weakness,
and dysentery. Its green leaves are sweet to the taste, moist, and
create appetite, and beneficial in bilious disorders. A. Foo. H. Aal,
q. v.
896 Moojkund.--A small plant; pungent, bitter; useful in mucous
disorders, cough, and itch. It is very common in hilly countries.