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and in gastric irritability, it is a remedy of value. In cholera it proves serviceable, not only by allaying and arresting the vomiting, but by aiding the process of reaction. Externally applied, it forms an excellent embrocation in chronic rheumatism, neuralgia, sprains, and other painful affections." From several trials with Lemon Grass Oil, the Editor feels justified in speaking highly of it, not only as an external application in rheumatism and other painful affections, but as a stimulant and diaphoretic when administered internally. Amongst the natives and Indo-Britons of Southern India, it is one of their most highly esteemed remedies in Cholera ; and the Editor has witnessed cases in which it certainly seemed to moderate and check the vomiting, whilst it served to raise the depressed state of the constitution. It is well worthy of future trials, specially in the earlier stages of the disease. Dr. Æneas Ross reports very favourable of a warm infusion prepared by macerating about four ounces of the leaves in a pint of hot water. He states that he has used it very successfully as a diaphoretic in febrile affections, specially in weakly subjects, or when the fever is of a typhoid type. It is much used, and proves a valuable remedy, according to the same authority, in dropsical affections consequent on prolonged attacks of fever so prevalent in malarious countries." (Ph. Ind., p. 255.)

Vern. : — Kuljud, ganer, gandal, jei (H.) ; Gozang, ganerjei, Kâsamm, yûpo, ûpwa (Pb.).

Habitat : — Plains and hills of Northern India.

An annual herbaceous grass. Stems 2-4ft. high, erect, polished. Leaves few ; sheaths long, smooth, striate, glaucous green ; ligule prominent, broad, truncate ; blade 5-6in. long, linear lanceolate, tapering from the base, pale-green. Spikelets few, laterally compressed, pendulous, arranged in large loose panicles, usually 2-3-flowered ; florets widely open when in flower, one sessile, one-stalked, and a third reduced to a slender-stalked club-shaped rudiment ; glumes 2, about equal, ¾-lin.