خَرْدَلٌ
Root: خردل
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خَرْدَلٌ
[Mustard-seed;] the grain of a certain tree, well known; a species of
حُرْف [q. v.]; heating; emollient; drawing; a phlegmagogue; lenitive; digestive; used as a liniment, good for the
نِقْرِس
[or gout], and [especially] the
نَسَا [or sciatica], and the [malignant species of leprosy termed]
بَرَص and the [mild species thereof termed]
بَهَق; clearing to the face; good for the alopecia, especially the wild sort thereof; its smoke drives away serpents, or, as in the Kánoon, venomous or noxious reptiles or the like; its juice, dropped, allays earache, and in like manner its oil; and its powder, upon the aching tooth, is extremely efficacious, especially when
حِلْتِيت [or assa] has been cooked with it: n. un. with ة.
2 الخَرْدَلُ الفَارِسِىُّ is A certain plant in Egypt known by the name of حَشِيشَةُ السُّلْطَانِ.
2 الخَرْدَلُ الفَارِسِىُّ is A certain plant in Egypt known by the name of حَشِيشَةُ السُّلْطَانِ.
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