N. O. OLEAOE.E. 763
Habitat: — Tropical North- West Himalaya ; Terai of Oudli and Kumaun, Dee-can Peninsula, from Rajmahal southwards; also in the hot lower hills.
A large shrub, or scrubby tree, erect or climbing, says Brand is ; usually suberect, says Kanjilal. Branches smooth, grey ; branchlets pubescent. Leaves opposite, simple, entire, 4 by 2Jin., shortly acuminate, widest near the base, subcordate, or the upper ovate or elliptic, young, hairy and often tomentose on both surfaces, nerves distinct beneath, lower divaricate. Petiole J-fin. Flowers white, fragrant, in lax terminal tricho- tomous compound cymes, usually 10-20 flowers, not dense ; bracts Jin. linear ; pedicels |in. ; Calyx-lobes 5-6, as long as or shortly longer than the tube ; Corolla-lobes fin., lanceolate acute, 10 or 12, as long as the tube. Berries one or two, ovoid, often oblique, i-|in. long by J-^in. broad, unsymmetric ellipsoid, generally of one carpel, black when ripe.
Use : — The juice of the leaves is used, with pepper, garlic and other stimulants as an emetic, in obstruction of the bron- chial tubes by viscid phlegm. Seven leaves will furnish a sufficient juice for a dose. For young children, the juice of half-a-leaf and of four leaves of Agasta (sesbania grand i flora) may be mixed with two grains of black pepper and 2 grains of dried borax and given in honey (Dymock).
The leaves are slightly bitter and astringent, and might be used as a tonic and stomachic. (S. Arjun).
The Santals give a preparation of the plant in certain men- strual complaints (Revd. A. Campbell).
735. J. angusti folium, Vahl, h.f.b.i., hi. 598, Roxb. 32.
Sans. : — Kanana mallika ; asphota ; vana malli.
Vern. : — Mwari ; ban-mallika (H.) ; chattu mallika ; caat- mallica (Tarn.) ; Chiri-malle ; adevie-mallie(TeL); Katu-pitsjegam (Mai).
Habitat: — Dekkan Peninsula. Ceylon, in the lower Hills frequent ; common, especially in the dry regions.
