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36. I am not aware of.
37. They say that if bhang be given to the man
who is in the habit of smoking charas it would not
satisfy him, and so vice versä.
39. Cannot explain properly.
40. As far as I have known, no native doctor
uses them for medicinal purposes. On enquiry I
have found that none of them is used in cattle-
disease.
41. Not beneficial as a food accessory or diges-
tive. Yes, it gives staying-power under severe
exertion or exposure, and alleviates fatigue to habi-
tual consumers. It is not known to me as a febri-
fuge, etc., elsewhere. Not known.
42. The moderate use of any of these is harm-
less. This explanation is given by those who use
them.
44. To habitual consumers any of these drugs
gives stimulation. Not refreshing, but produces
dryness in system. Yes, it produces intoxication,
but does not make one senseless. Yes ; it allays
hunger of habitual consumers. Yes, it creates
appetite. The effect lasts for some hours, but
keeps them in satisfaction up to the fixed time of
next day. Yes ; it produces longing or uneasiness
if not taken in time.
45. (a) Yes ; it produces noxious effects.
(b) Yes ; it does.
(c) By eating in excess.
(d) (d) No.
(e)
Generally it does.
( f ) Never except in excessive use. Such sort
of cases have never been noticed by me up to this
time.
46. Yes, it produces noxious effects. Yes, it
impairs constitution. Yes ; it causes indigestion.
It causes bronchitis and asthma. Generally it
impairs the senses. Yes; it is believed it produces
insanity ; it causes madness only, but harmless.
Yes ; they confess when they return to their senses.
47. Rarely they are hereditary ; generally they
produce the habit themselves. It is not known
that it affects their children.
48. Please see my answer No. 47, the same for
this also.
49. Yes ; I have been informed that bhang only
is used as an aphrodisiac. Yes ; it is more injurious
than if used ordinarily as a narcotic; because, for
aphrodisiac purposes they use to excess, and when
intoxicated, they lose their sexual power more.
Generally it is used by prostitutes. Yes ; it pro-
duces impotency.
50. Please see my remark on No. 49.
56. Cannot answer satisfactorily.
57. They are merely used in smoking.
In conclusion, it is my opinion that these things
should be discontinued.
5. Evidence of WARYAM SINGH, Hospital Assistant, Pishin.
2. These narcotics are not natural products in
this ilaka. These are imported here from other
provinces, and called as bhang, charas and ganja.
But these are called in the Punjab by the follow-
ing names:—bhang,—sukha, subji, buti;
c h a r a s — s u l f a ; g a n j a — g a n j a .
19. For smoking only.
23. No.
28. (a) B hang : 3 tolas, cost 5 pies.
Charas : 2 tola, cost 2 annas.
Ganja : 1 tola, cost 2 annas.
(6) Bhang 1/4 seer, cost 2 annas 8 pies.
Charas : 2 tolas, cost 8 annas.
Ganja : 2 tolas, cost 4 annas.
29. (a) Sugar or salt, black pepper, cucumber
seeds, melon seeds, poppy heads, seeds, milk, and
almonds, etc., are used as ingredients of bhang.
(6) Dhatura is mixed with the bhang, and charas
sometimes is mixed by excessive habitual consumers
to complete their intoxication. Habitual con-
sumers also prepare a mixture of bhang, alcohol,
and opium. This mixture is called mudra. I
do not know bhang massala.
30. Consumption of each three drugs is ordi-
narily used in company of about 5 men about 4
chittaks bhang, 3 tolas charas, 6 tolas ganja.
Most of the consumers of these drugs are men and
prostitutes.
31. Habit of consuming these drugs is formed
easily. It is difficult to break it off amongst habi-
tual consumers, and as regards to tendency it is a
well-known fact that these drugs develop from a
moderate into an excessive use in a very little time.
3 2 . N o .
3 6 . I d o n o t k n o w .
vol. vii.
40. Sometimes bhang and its compounds are
used in tetanus, hydrophobia, rheumatism and in
uterine diseases.
41. Bhang in its moderate use creates false
appetite, but as stomach does not want really food-
ing to such a quantity as a man eats, therefore its
preliminary results are dyspepsia and dyspeptic
diarrhœa, etc.
42. I do not think use of these drugs more
harmless than any other intoxicating drugs.
44. Immediate effects are refreshing. It pro-
duces intoxication. In some cases it allays hunger,
and in other creates appetite (false). Habitual
consumers feel inclination at their fixed time when
the effects are lost, and they feel great uneasiness
if they do not get it in the fixed time.
45. It injures the digestion. Yes ; it causes
dysentery and bronchitis. It induces laziness.
47 and 48. No.
49. Moderate use of these drugs is known
amongst consumers aphrodisiac, and their use is
more injurious than its use as narcotic, because
they shall form easily a habit for aphrodisiac. Its
use tends impotency also.
50. Excessive use of these drugs tend total
impotency.
56. Effects in moderation refreshing ; in excess
sedative. Dhatura is sometimes administered to
victims by criminals in any of these drugs.
In conclusion, as regards my opinion for use
of these drugs, I would say that habitual con-
sumers become totally unfit for bodily exertions,
and especially those who are excessive.
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