In Chutia Nagpur, it is supposed to have anodyne properties, being applied externally to allay pain (Revd. A. Campbell).
The Burmans use the root as an application to wounds to stop the effusion of blood (Mason).
306. L. crispa, Willd. h.f.bl, i. 665, Roxb. 220.
Vern. : — Ban-chelta (B.) ; Nalugu (Malay).
Habitat : — Sikkim, Terai, Assam Khasi hills, Dacca, Chittagong, Lower Burma, Concan, North Kanara.
A stiff shrub. Leaves usually quinate-pinnate, stems, branches and petioles generally with 6-8 narrow crispid wings, nearly glabrous ; leaflets usually 5, oblong, 4-12 in. by 1½-3½ in., deeply and irregularly serrate; secondary nerves numerous, prominent beneath, straight, parallel one to each serration ; tertiary nerves indefinite, parallel. Corymbs stoutish, small ; bracts minute. Anthers distinct. Fruit the size of a cherry, black, succulent. The crisped, winged stems and petioles, says Lawson, give to this plant a most elegant appearance.
Use : — The tubers are used as a remedy for guinea-worm, and are said to be more efficient than those of L. macrophylla (DYMOCK).
The leaves, when bruised, are employed in Bengal as an application to wounds. (Revd. J. Long).
307. L. sambucina, Willd. h.f.b.i., i. 666, Roxb. 221.
Vern. — Kurkur-jihwa (H. and B.) ; Dino (Goa) ; kar-kani (Mar.) ; Aukados (Tel.) ; Nalûgu (Mal.). Burulla guralla (Sinhalese).
Habitat. — Throughout the hotter parts of India. Ceylon.
A shrub, with straight branches. Leaves pinnate or tripinnate, often 3½ by 4 ft.; leaflets stalked, very variable in size and shape ; nerves arcuate. Flowers greenish-white. Anthers connate. Fruit dry, the size of a small dry cherry.
