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Mushali,

Tάlamidi. Vern. Mushali, Hind.

The tuberous roots of this plant are considered alterative, tonic, restorative and useful in piles, debility and impotence. They enter into the composition of several medicines intended to act as aphrodisiacs and restoratives. The following in an example. Take of the root of Asparagus racemosus (satάvari), Sphoeranthus mollis (munditikά), gulancha, seeds of Butea frondosa (hastikarna), and the tuberous roots of mushali, equal parts; powder and mix. Dose, about a drachm with honey or clarified butter, in the debility of old age.1 The Raja nirghantu mentions two varieties of mushali, namely, white and black. The properties of the white variety are said to be inferior to those of the black which is preferred for use as an alterative tonic. The roots of Bombax Malabaricum and Asparagus racemosus are sometimes sold by the native druggists of Calcutta under the name of suffed musli. These articles have however separate names and are not designated by the name of suffed musli in any native medical work. On the contrary a white variety of talamuli or musali is, as already noticed, mentioned in the Raja nirghantu.1 The tubers of Curculigo orchioides become when dry, trans lucent like ambar. The dried roots were probably considered a separate variety, namely, the white by the ancients.