شَهْدَانِجٌ

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شَهْدَانِجٌ , with fet-h to the ش and kesr to the ن, and شَاهْدَانِجٌ, or شَهْدَانَجٌ, with fet-h to the ن, and شَاهْدَانَج, arabicized from [the Pers.] شَاهْ دَانَهْ, which means “ king of grains, ” The seed of the قِنَّب [or hemp]: it is useful as a remedy for the quartan fever, prepared as a beverage, and for the [kinds of leprosy called] بَهَق and بَرَص, applied as a liniment, and it kills what are called حَبُّ القَرْعِ, which are worms in the belly, [tape-worms,] when eaten, and also when applied to the belly externally.

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