The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s6.t2.5

c5.s6.t2.5

∗ In the Pharmacopœia of India it is stated. “To this tree (Bombax Malabaricum), which is common in some parts of India, two drugs which hold a prominent place in the Native Materia Medica, have been usually but erroneously referred. 1. An astringent gummy exudation, Mucherus (Hind) . . . . . Its botanical source is unknown. 2, Dried roots well known as Safed Musli (Hind).” The Sanskrit term Mocharasa of which the Hindi Mucherus is a corruption, means the juice or exudation of the Mocha tree, and Mocha is one of the sanskrit names of Bombax Malabaricum. Hence there can be no error in attributing the origin of Mucherus to Bombax Malabaricum. Safed Musli is the Tàlamuli of Sanskrit Materia Medica, the Hypoxis orchioides of Botanists.