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of the berries in which the seeds are contained is oval, hard, rough and
five-celled with one seed in each cell.
The root-bark is so thin and light that I had to destroy three plants
and dig out the whole of their roots to get eight ounces of it. A decoc-
tion was prepared and used in five children according to the directions
in the Pharm. of India, p. 55. Out of these children only one passed
a round worm, and the rest remained unaffected. A few clays after
- w a r d s , h o w e v e r , t h e s a m e c h i l d r e n p a s s e d o u t f r o m n i n e t o t w e n t y - t h r e e
A s c a r i s
l u m b r i c o i d e s
u n d e r t h e u s e o f
S a n t o n i n
. Under these circum-
stances, if the root-bark of M. Azedarach is vermifuge at all, it is a very
weak one.
Although the berries of this plant are pretty abundant in their
proper season, yet each of them contains only five small seeds, as
mentioned above, and it is, therefore, rather difficult to collect the latter
in a large quantity for use.
* Me l i a Az a di r a c ht a , Li nn. ( Az a di r a c ht a i ndi c a , Juss. Me l i a
indica, Brandin.) 175, 176, 177, 178, 179 and 180.
Habitat. —One of the commonest trees in India; often cultivated in
houses and gardens, and planted in avenues in some places.
Parts Used.—Every part of this plant, except the wood, is used in
medicine, namely, the bark (No. 175) , root-bark, young fruit, nuts or
seeds (No. 176) , oil (No. 177) , flowers (No. 178) , leaves (No. 179) ,
gum (No. 180) and toddy.
Synonyms.— Of the bark—The Ním or Margosa bark, Eng. Nímb-
kí-chhál, H i n
d .
N í m - k í -
c h h
á l ,
D u k .
V é m b u - p a t t a i , V é p p a m - p a t t a i ,
Tam. Vépa-patta, Vépa-chettu-patta, Tel. Véppa-tóli, Ariya-véppa-
tóli,M a l y a l
. B é v i n a - m a r a - p e t t e ,
C a n .
N í m - s á l ,
B e n g .
Nímba-valka-
lam, Sans. Limba-cha-patta, Mah. Limba-nu-c h
á l
, G u z .
Kohumba--
potta, Nimbu-gaha-gotta, Cing. Tama-bin-akháv, Burm. Póste-azád-
darakh te-hindí, Póste-níb, Pers. Of the root-bark—The Ním or Mar-
gosa root-bark, Eng. Nímb-kí-jar-kí-chhál, Hind. Ním-kí-jar-kí-c h h
á l ,
Duk. Vémbu-vér-pattai, Véppam-vér-pattai, Tam. Vépa-véru-patta,
Tel. Véppa-múlam-tólí, Malyal. Bé vina-béru-patte, Can . Nímba
-
múlam-valkalam, Sans. Ním-sh i k a r - s á l ,
B e n g .
Limba
- c h a - m ú l i - p a t t a ,
M a h .
L i m b a , - n u - j
a d
- c h á l ,
G u z .
Kohumba-múl-potta, Nimba-múl-
potta, Cing. Tanta-mi-akháv, Bur. Póste-bíkhe-níb, Póste-ázád-dara-
khte-hindí, Pers. Of the fruit—The Ním or Margosa fruit, Eng. Nínb
or Nimb-ká-ph al, Hind. Ním-ké-nínbólíyán, D u k .
V é p p a m - p a r a m ,
Vémbu-pazham, Tam. Vépa-pandu, Vépa-chettu-pandu, Tel. Véppa-
káya, Ariya-véppa-káya,M a l y a l .
B é v i n a - m a r a - h a n n u ,
C a n . N
í m-cha-
pandu, Mah. Nim-phal, Bong. Nimba-phalam, Sans. Limbanu-phal,
Guz. Nimba-gadi, Kohumba-ká, Cing. Tama-asi, Bur. Barre-níb,
Barre-ázád-dara kh te-hindí, Pers. Of the nut—The Ním or Margosa
nut, Eng.
Nímb-kí-guthlí-yán, H ind.
Ním-ké-gutlíyán,
D u k .
V é m b u - k o t t a i , V é p p a m - k o t t a iT
a m .
V é p a - k o t t a i ,
T e l .
Véppa-kuru
Ariya-véppa-anti, Malyal. Bé vina-
gotti, Can. Ním-gótli, Beng.
L i
m b a - c h a - a n t h ó l i ,
M a h .
L i m b a - n u - g ó t l i .
G u z
. Kohumba-att
a , N i m b a - k o t t a . ,
C i n g .
T a m a b i n - z i ,
B u r .T
a
k h m e
- á z á d - d a r a
k h
t e - h i n d i ,