PERIN-PATSJOTTI.

A small tree Latin: Arbuscula that is called Perin-patsjotti by the Malabarese, Dafameno by the Brahmins, Salaõ d'orra by the Portuguese, and Tamme Lerick by the Dutch, is of low stature, about seven feet high, and similar to the preceding one.

The leaves are attached to the branches in a decussate in an alternating, cross-wise pattern order; they are oblong-round, pointed, crenated having a scalloped edge on the margin, thick, dense, smooth, shining, with several nerves running from the central rib to the sides.

The small flowers are not attached to the leafy shoots, but to the branches themselves; they consist of five white, oblong-round, and pointed petals, with numerous small whitish stamens adorned with yellowish tips occupying the center, among which a small, blunt style emerges.

The small flowers are followed by round, quadripartite berries, greenish-yellow, containing four reddish, oblong-round seeds inside.

It likewise grows in Candenate; it is always green, and bears fruit in the months of September and October.

Furthermore, a liniment for the eyes and head Latin: ophthalmicum, & cephalicum is prepared from the leaves of the tree boiled in cow's milk and sesame oil.

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