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“Bakhkharaní” i.e. fumigated me with burning aloes-wood, Calumba or similar material.
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Calumba-root, which is found in abundance in some parts farther down the river, is bought by the Americans, it is said, to use as a dye-stuff.
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The Calumba plant (_Cocculus palmatus_, Decandolle, or _Minispermum palmatum_) furnishes the medicinal Colombo root, which is one of the most useful stomachics and tonics in cases of dyspepsia.
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"Bakhkharaní" i.e. fumigated me with burning aloes-wood, Calumba or similar material.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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