956 Mohoka مہوكا.—“Cuculus Castaneus, Buch.” A bird, the note of which is sounded okok, it is also called Uka. Its brain mixed with perfumes, and used as a cephalic in cases of palsy of the tongue, and paralysis, produces sneezing, and gives relief. Its blood is used to extract thorns or heads of arrows from the flesh. Its brain, mixed with sugar and given to children, produces distinct articulation. The flesh is said to be hot and dry, and to strengthen memory. Its fæces is used as a medicine in difficulty of breathing.
957 Mahaneem مہانيم.—“Melia sempervirens, W. The leaves of this species of the bead tree have a nauseous taste, devoid of astringency. Flem.” Its taste is bitter and astringent; it is cool and dry; removes laxities of the bowels; useful in disorders of mucus, bile, and blood. Is vermifuge; allays vomiting and nausea, and is very powerful in Juzam. It is commonly called Bucaen. Shaikh Boo Ali Seyna, in his work called Kanoon, has written, that Azad is the name of a poisonous tree; and Hakeem Ally has written, that the Azad is the Bucaen tree; others too have followed him up, and stated it to be the Bucaen: but as I have repeatedly exhibited the Bucaen, I know that it possesses no poisonous qualities, consequently this must either be a mistake or a false statement. In the Moasoodie, it is written, that the Bucaen is a tree of India, cool, dry, astringent, vermifuge, beneficial in Juzam, eruptions, disorders of blood, and that it is lithontriptic. If three direms of the seed in powder be taken, it will be found useful in piles, and stop the discharge from bleeding piles; a fumigation of the seeds will also be found useful. The young leaves bruised and taken will correct an increased discharge of the menstrual flux; the leaves heated and applied to piles, or the loins in lumbago, will give great relief, and as an application to boils it exceeds the Neem in virtue. The seeds bruised and rubbed among the hair will kill vermin; and the bark burnt, and with equal parts of Kuth, applied to the mouth, will cure eruptions.
958 Mendi مہدى.—A name for Hinna, “Lawsonia Inermis.”
959 Mahasutawurie مہاشتاورى.—A kind of Shatawur.
960 Mahawunth مہاونت.—A kind of Kudum.
961 Mahameed مهاميد.—A species of this is called Meede. Both are cool, heavy, sweet to the taste; improve the senses; are powerfully tonic; increase milk and semen; are aphrodisiac, increase phlegm, cure eruptions from cold, cough from bile, but increase cough from phlegm. This medicine is very scarce, and seldom met with.
962 Mahawur مہابر.—Its properties come near those of the Lac. It is useful in discoloured specks on the face, and acne punctata; bruised and introduced into the ear, it cures the ear-ache.
963 Mendi Anwul مندى انول.—A kind of Anwul.
964 Mayursuka ميورسكا.—Light; cures disorders of bile and mucus, and restrains laxities of the bowels.
965 Mayoorshuka ميورشكا.—The Moorshuka.