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Slit Lamp: From 2 Different Sources

An illuminated type of microscope that is used to examine the internal structures of the front

part of the eye and of the retina at the back. (See also eye, examination of.)

Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary
Author: The British Medical Association
a device for providing a narrow beam of light, used in conjunction with a special microscope. It can be used to examine minutely the structures within the eye, one layer at a time.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Lamprachaenium Microcephalum

Benth.

Family: Compositae; Asteraceae.

Habitat: Deccan, Konkan and Karnataka.

Unani: Brahmdandi. (Tricholepis angustifolia DC. of the same family has also been equated with Brahmdandi in National Formulary of Unani Medicine.)

Folk: Brahmdandi (Maharashtra), Ajadandi.

Action: Antiseptic, bitter tonic.... lamprachaenium microcephalum

Thespesia Lampas

(Cav.) Dalz. & Gibs.

Synonym: Azanza lampas (Cav.) Alef.

Family: Malvaceae.

Habitat: Grown as an ornamental.

Ayurvedic: Tundikera.

Folk: Bana-Kapaasi. Raan-bhendi (Maharashtra).

Action: Flowers—used for cutaneous diseases. Roots and fruits— used for treating gonorrhoea and syphilis.

Gossypol is reported to be present in the plant—roots 2.75, flower buds 1.95, seeds 1.74, leaves 0.98 and stems 0.16%. The flowers contain quercetin and protocatechuic acid.... thespesia lampas

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