499 Russ Kapoor رس كپور.—“An oximuriate of mercury.” A medicine of India, resembling the Sumbulkhar; hot and dry in the 3rd degree. It is a poison, but is very useful in Lues Venerea; it affects the gums, loosens the teeth, and debilitates the stomach. Its corrector is milk and butter; its succedan is Darshékina: the dose one soorkh.
500 Rekhbuk ركبك or Rekhbukh, or Rekhba. The title given to any medicine that promotes digestion. It is cool, strengthens the system, increases semen and mucus, cures disorders of bile and blood, heat at stomach, emaciation, wind, and hectic fever; it increases mucus.
501 Recktaal ريكتال or Rukitkund, a kind of Péndaloo.
502 Ruckitchunden ركت چندن.—Pterocarpus Santalinus, W.
Racta Chundana, San. A name for real Sanders wood. Sweet, bitter, cool, heavy; it strengthens eye-sight, induces costiveness; creates nausea, cures thirst, disorders of the blood, bile, fevers, and boils or other eruptions.
503 Rukitsal ركت سال.—Red rice. A kind of Santi; it is light and is very beneficial; increases strength, clears the complexion, removes disorders of the three secretions; is diuretic, clears the voice, increases semen and wind, and removes general heat.
504 Rukitphoop ركت پهوپ.—A variety of the Kanaér; some say it is a kind of the Biscopra; it is called by both names.
505 Rungni رنگنى.—Pungent and hot; destroys appetite; cures cough, asthma, mucus, and fever from mucus and wind. The white Rungni is pungent and hot; increases eye-sight; consolidates (amalgamates) mercury; promotes appetite, loosens phlegm and wind.
506 Rungtirra رنگتيرا.—Called also Sungtirra. It derives its name from the Emperor Allam Gheer the 2nd, because he used it as a medicine; and because no name of a stone can ever be mentioned in the presence of the Emperor, instead of Sungtirra it was therefore called Rungtirra.
507 Rawasun راواسن.—A name of Rasun.