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Bulbar Paralysis

See PARALYSIS; MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE (MND).... bulbar paralysis

Bulbul

(Arabic) Resembling the nightingale... bulbul

Carum Bulbocastanum

W. Koch.

Synonym: Buniumpersicum (Boiss.) Fedts.

Family: Umbelliferae; Apiaceae

Habitat: Cultivated in the hills and plains of North India and in the hills of South India.

English: Black Caraway.

Ayurvedic: Krishna jiraka, Kaash- mira jirak.

Unani: Jiraa Siyaah, Kamoon- armani.

Siddha/Tamil: Shemai-shiragam, Pilappu-shiragam.

Action: See C. carvi.... carum bulbocastanum

Ceropegia Bulbosa

Roxb.

Family: Asclepiadacae.

Habitat: Punjab and South India.

Folk: Khappar-kaddu, Bhuu-tumbi, Paataal-tumbi. Gilothi. Galot (Punjab). Gilodya.

Action: Tuberous root—used for diarrhoea and dysentery.

The fresh tubers are eaten after removing the bitterness by boiling. The bitter principle is an alkaloid, ceropegine. The tuber contains 42.52% starch and possesses refrigerant property.

The aqueous extract of edible Cero- pegia sp. contains steriods, polyphenols, sugars and potassium. It potentiated pentobarbitone hypnosis and exhibited analgesic and diuretic activities. It also antagonized histamine-induced asphyxia in guinea pigs.

C. candelabrum L. var. biflora (L.) M. Y. Ansari, synonym C. biflora L., C. tuberosa Roxb., C. intermedia auct. non-Wt., are also equated with Bhuu- tumbi, Paataal-tumbi.... ceropegia bulbosa

Dioscorea Bulbifera

Linn.

Synonym: D. sativa Thumb auct. non L.D. versicolor Buch.-Ham ex Wall.

Family: Dioscoreaceae.

Habitat: Throughout tropical India, at 1,500-2,100 m.

English: Patoto Yam, Bulb-bearing Yam, Air Potato, Dog Yam.

Ayurvedic: Vaaraahi, Vaaraahikan- da, Grshti, Banaaalu, Suraalu, Raktaalu. Substitute for Vriddhi.

Unani: Baraahikand.

Siddha/Tamil: Kodi-kilangu, Pannu-kilangu.

Action: Dried and pounded tubers are used as an application for swellings, boils and ulcers; roasted tubers are used in dysentery, piles, venereal sores. Leaf—febrifuge.

The raw tubers are bitter due to the presence of furanoid norditerpenes (they lose their bitterness on roasting and are then eaten). The wild tubers contain nearly 83% starch and possess hunger-suppressing property. They contain certain poisonous alkaloids.

The rhizomes afforded D-sorbitol, furanoid norditerpenes—diosbulbins A-D, 2,4,6,7-tetrahydroxy-9,10-dihy- drophenanthrene and 2,4,5,6,-tetra- hydroxyphenanthrene, diosgenin, lucein, neoxanthine, violaxanthin, zeax- anthin, auroxanthin and cyrptoxan- thin.... dioscorea bulbifera

Bulbar

adj. 1. relating to or affecting the medulla oblongata. 2. relating to a bulb. 3. relating to the eyeball.... bulbar

Bulbourethral Glands

see Cowper’s glands.... bulbourethral glands

Wet-and-dry Bulb Hygrometer

see hygrometer.... wet-and-dry bulb hygrometer

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