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Samare-mughÍlán, Arab. Vélam-káygal, Karu-vélam-káygal, Karu--
vél-káygal, Tam. Nalla-tumma-káyalu, Barbúramu-káyalu, Tumma-
chettu-káyalu, Tel. Karu-vélakam-káya,Maly al. Kare-jáli-káyi, Kare-
-gobbali-káyi, Can. Bábúl-sim, Bábla-sim. Beng. Kalabábili-cha-phalli
Bábli-chakái, Mah. Kálo-bával-nu-singo, Guz. Of the gum—The
Indian gum-arabic, Eng. Samaghe-aarabí, Arab. and Pers. Babúl--
kí-gónd, Kíkar-kí-gónd, Hind. Kálí-kikar-ká-gónd, .Duk. Vélam-
-pish in, Karu-véam-pishin, Tam. Nalla-tumma-banka, Tummubanka,
Barbúramu-banka, Tel. Vélakam-pasha, Karuvéla-kam-pasha, M a 1 y a l .
Gobbali-gondu, Karégobbali-góndu, Karé-jali-góndu, Can. Bábúlér-
gun, Bábla-gun, Babúl-gun, _Beng. Vabbula-niryásam, Vavula-
n - n í r y a s a m , K á l a - b a r b ú r a - n i r y á s a m , B a r b ú r a - n i r y á s a m , S a n s .
Kála--
bábili-cha-gónda, Bábli-cha-gónda, Mah. Kalo-bával-nu-gúndar, Guz.
Of the bark—Babool-bark, bark of the Babool tree, _Eng. Qishrul--
mughílán, Arab. Póstedrakhte-mughílán, Pers. Babúl-kí-chhál , Kíkar--
kí-chhál, Hind. Kálí-kíkar-kí-chhál, _Duk. Vélam-pattai, Karu-vélam--
pattai, Tam. Nalla-tumma-patta, Tumma-patta, Barburamu-patta,
Karu-vélakam-tóla, Vélakam-tóla, Karu-vélakam-tóla,
Góbali-patte, Baré-gobbali-patte, Karé-jálí-patte, Can. Bábúlér-sál,
Bábla-sál, Beng. Vabbula-valkalam, Vavula-valkalam, Barbura-
-valkalam, Kála-barbúra-valkalam, Sans . Kála-bábili-clt-patta, Bábili--
cha-patta, Mah . Kálo-bábul-nu-chál, Guz. Of the extract—Akákia,
Eng . Aqáqíyá, Arab ., Pers . and Hind.
Local Sources.—The gum is one of the commonest drugs in India,
and the extract imported through Bombay from Arabia and Egypt
under the name of Akakia or Aqáqíyá is often met with in some l a rge
markets, but the pods and bark require to be collected. The extract or
Aqáqí yá can also be prepared from the pods of this species of Acacia
(Acacia Arabica), as I shall shortly explain.
Price.—Of the gum (picked variety)—Wholesale, Rs. 4 per
maund ; retail or bazaar, As. 3 per pound. Of the extract or A q á q í y á
imported from Arabia and Egypt through Bombay, varies from Re. 1
to 5 per pound. The cost of the extract prepared from the pods of
this plant is extremely small.
Physiologioal Actions.—The gum is demulcent, emollient and
nutrient ; the fresh and young pods dried in the sun, and the Extract
of the fresh pods or Aqáqíyá are astringent and demulcent ; and the
bark astringent.
Therapeutic Uses.—Aqáqíyá or a Watery Extract of the fresh and
young legumes of this plant possesses a beneficial influence over the
membrane of the alimentary canal and genito-urinary organs, and is
consequently very useful in diarrhœa, dysentery, gonorrhœa, gleet
and chronic cystitis—Although the extract is less effectual in check
-ing dysentery and diarrhœa than opium and some of its preparations,
yet it is more efficacious in this respect than all other vegetable and
mineral astringents when used alone. When dysentery or diarrhœa
is complicated with dropsy, opium and its preparations are often
injurious, because they generally increase the latter affection in the
same proportion they check the two former diseases. It is under these
circumstances I have found Akákíyá more useful and successful in
bowel-complaints than opium and all opiates. A simple powder of the