Kurchi Bismuthous Iodide, Its Value in the Treatment of Chronic Amœbic Infections of the Bowel.

TLDR: Holarrliena antidyscntcrica belongs to the natural order Apocynacere, and is a small deciduous tree with white flowers, and there are many Sanskrit names for it, the better known being kutajci and kidinga.

Abstract: Holarrliena antidyscntcrica belongs to the natural order Apocynacere, and is a small deciduous tree with white flowers. There are many Sanskrit names for it, the better known being kutajci and kidinga. The other vernacular names are Bengali kurchcc, Hindi kitrcya and dudlii, and Tamil kulappatai. The .seeds are called in Sanskrit indmyava or Indra's seeds, in Hindi tJ>drajaba, and in Persian indrajavatalkh. The Reason why these seeds have been named after the god Indra is due to the following mythological story. The god Indra came to the aid of Rama before they crossed over to Lanka (Ceylon) and defeated the king and demon Ravana in a great battle. After a fight in India, the god Indra noticed the large number of Rama's soldiers, i.e., the monkey army of Hanuman, who had been slain during the fight. Indra in compassion lestored them to life by sprinkling cimrita, or the Y^ter of life, over the dead monkeys, and the yrops that fell on the ground became the seeds lndrayava from which this plant sprang into being.