n. o. solanacktE. 809
Uses:— The root and leaves are bitter and prescribed in cosnraptive cases in the form of electuaiy, decoction and powder. The berries and flowers are given in cough (Ainslie).
862. S. gracilipes, Dene, h.f.b.i., iv, 237.
Vern. : — Howa, margin pal, kauri buti, kandiari (Pb.).
An undershrub, with prickles, short, conical, subrecurved, mi- nutely stellately pubescent. Leaves I Jin. diam., obtuse, rarely lobed, usually snallowly cordate, ovate or orbicular, sinuate, often subcordate, not prickly. Petiole fin. Peduncles very short or 0, axillary or pedicels f-l-|in., 3 together, subterminal or very short lateral spurs. Calyx-lobes ^in., linear ; in fruit fin. Corolla fin. diam.., deeply lobed. Berry fin. diam., globose, glabrous, exceeding the sub-linear sepals. Seeds fin. diam., smooth.
Uses : — The fruit is said to be collected by the hakims to be applied to otitis (Dr. Stewart). The leaves are also officinal.
863. Physalis minima, Linn, h.f.b.i., iv. 238 ; Roxb. 189.
Vern. : — Habbi kaknaj (Pb.) ; Buntepuriya (B.) ; Toolati-pati (H.), Thanmori ; Nanvachi-wel (Bomb.) ; Kupanti (Tel.).
Habitat : —Throughout India.
An herbaceous, pubescent annual. Leaves 2in., ovate, sinuate, angular or scarcely lobed. Petiole lin. ; pedicels f-fin. Stem erect 6-18 in. height ; flowers solitary, on long slender deflexed pedicels. Calyx at flower time f-fin. ; lobes lanceolate, half the length of the Calyx, often hirsute, sometimes glabrescent. Co- rolla clear yellow, fin. Calyx f- lin., ovoid or subglobose, 5-10 ribbed. Berry fin. diam. Seeds very many, T ^in. diam., discord, reticulated, scarcely scabrous.
Uses : — The fruit is considered tonic, diuretic, and purgative, in the Punjab. (Dr. Stewart). Used for horses and gonorrhoea in the Gujrat district of the Punjab (Ibbetson). In the Concan the plant is made into a paste with rice water and applied to res- tore flaccid breasts, in accordance with the doctrine of signa- tures (Dymock).
