358 Chirchirra چڑچڑا.—A name for Chitchira.
359 Chirpoota چيرپوتا.—A medicine of India, cool and dry, and aperient; cures difficulty of breathing and cough.
360 Chiria چريا.—A name for Roonjisk, called also Chituck.
361 Chirownjee چيرونجى.—“The nut of the Chironjia Sapida.” A round or oval seed like the peepul, of a dark-brown colour. The tree is of the milky kind, the leaves white, or of an earthy color, an oil is expressed from its kernel. A. Hubboossum’na. P. Nookul Khaja. It is sweet and oleaginous, heavy and luxative, beneficial in bilious and mucous disorders, in foulness of the blood, heat of the body, and bruises, and it increases wind.
It is also written that Chirownjie is the kernel of the stone of a fruit, of the appearance and taste of the phalsa, and that it is dried and carried hence to various countries. It is very common in Bundelcund, it ripens in the commencement of the hot weather, and the capsule is said to be separated from the kernel in a hand-mill. The tree is large: the nuts are strung on thread and used by the natives as necklaces, and they are roasted and eaten as food.
362 Cherayta چرائتا, called also Punsaal. “Gentiana Chirayata, Roxb. Sp. Ch. Herbaceous, leaves stem-clasping, lanceolate, 3–5-nerved, corol rotate, four cleft, smooth stamens, four, capsule ovate, bifurcate, as long as the calyx.” It is bitter, cool, and dry, light, and producing wind, beneficial in cough, general heat, and fever. A. Rusbuzzèreera.
363 Jest جسٹ in P. Roo Tootia. It is hot and light, and during digestion cool and heavy; facilitates the fusion of metals.
364 Chesteymud چسٹى مد, called also Chestee, also Chitenmud. “Glycyrrhira Glabra. W. Glycine Abrus, Linn.” in Arabic Assóoloos’oos.
365 Chukunder چقندر.—A name for Saluk.
366 Chikara چكارا.—A kind of deer; its tail is black, and its meat sweet, cool, light, and astringent, stomachic, cardiac, and beneficial in disorders of wind, bile, and mucus.