Milli Health Dictionary

Millilitre is the 1,000th part of 1 litre. It is practically the equivalent of a cubic centimetre (1 cm3 = 0·999973 ml); ml is the usual abbreviation.... millilitre

(French) A woman with great strength and determination Melicent, Mellicent, Mellie, Mellisent, Melly, Milicent, Milisent, Millisent, Milzie, Milicente... millicent

Linn. f.

Family: Bignoniaceae.

Habitat: Cultivated throughout India.

English: Indian Cork tree.

Siddha/Tamil: Maramalli.

Folk: Aakaasha Neem, Neem- Chameli.

Action: Bark—antipyretic. Flowers—used for asthma and sinusitis.

The butanol soluble fraction from aqueous extract of flowers showed bronchial smooth muscle relaxant property. Hispidulin, isolated from the flowers, is reported to exhibit bron- chodilatory and antiphlogistic activities. Hispidulin is found to be more potent than aminophyllin and less toxic than the crude extract. gallic acid. The aerial parts of the plant contain C-glycosylflavones, 2"- O-rhamnosylorientin and 2"-O- rhamnosylisoorientin.

Dosage: Whole plant, root—10- 20 ml juice; 50-100 ml decoction. (CCRAS.) Whole plant—10-20 g for decoction. (API, Vol. II.)... millingtonia hortensis

n. short for milliampere: one thousandth of an *ampere (10?3 A; symbol: mA). In radiography, the mA setting on an X-ray machine determines the number of X-ray photons produced per second. The setting is important to obtain appropriate exposure and varies with body size (among other factors). See also kilovolt.... milliamp

n. one thousandth of a gram. Symbol: mg.... milligram

n. one thousandth of a metre (10?3 m). Symbol: mm.... millimetre

n. one thousandth of a mole (see mole1). The concentration of a solution is expressed in millimoles per litre. Symbol: mmol.... millimole