Part 40

887 Malook.--A name for Palook.

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.

897 Mudhraa.--A name for Kakoli, from its sweet taste so called.

898 Muddenphill.--A name for Mynphill.

899 Mudden.--A name for Moom.

900 Mudh.--Honey.

901 Moodukpurnie or Rakanie. Cool; beneficial in cough, wind, blood, bilious heat, fever, semen, and eye-sight; it is also called Maagpurnie. It is called Mudukpurnie, from its leaf so nearly resembling that of the Moong; Muduk being a name for Moong, and purn, a leaf.

902 Mudhoolka.--A kind of grain; its properties the same as the Muckund.

903 Mudhkurkuttie.--A kind of rice; sweet, cool, and heavy; increases blood and causes eruptions in the mouth.

904 Moorhurrie.--Sweet and bitter, heavy and aperient; cures disorders of bile, blood, mucus, wind, thirst, affections of the heart, itch, Juzam, and fever.

905 Moora.--A leaf resembling the Mendhi, brought from Lahore; cool and light; cures possession from evil spirits; is vermifuge, and useful in disorders of bile, wind, and blood; also in Juzam.

906 Merg.--P. Ahoo. Its flesh is sweeter than of any other animal; a little acid and saltish; bitter, pungent, and astringent; it is cool and light, flatulent; creates appetite; useful in disorders of all the secretions; is tonic, cardiac, beneficial in fever, and is an excellent medicated food.

907 Murua.--Some say this is hot and light in the 3rd degree, and some that it is in equilibrio; it loosens mucus from the head, and dispels wind. If boiled in vinegar, and used as an external application to the head, it will remove obstructions that produce head-ache. Prepared in this way, it also removes swellings or eruptions caused by heat or irritating applications. It is cardiac and stomachic, discusses collections of bile, removes the effects of any animal poison, Juzam, and disorders of mucus and wind. Is vermifuge. A. Isoomulphar.

908 Moorhuttee or Mudhserda. Cool, heavy, tonic, and aperient; allays thirst and nausea, and relieves disorders of bile. A. Isilloosoos; it is the Baboonie.

909 Merch.--"Piper Nigrum, W. Maricha, San. Poivre, F." Pungent, penetrating, stimulant, carminative; hot and dry; useful in disorders of mucus, wind, difficulty of breathing, and internal itchiness; is vermifuge; expels bile, and assists digestion.

910 Merchai.--A name for Hubboneel; hot, dry, and laxative; removes viscid bile, also mucus and worms.

911 Mursa.--"Amaranthus oleraceus. A potherb." An esculent, succulent vegetable, which when boiled with salt and butter is sweet, high-flavored, and aperient.

912 Mernal.--The stem of the Kawul flower.