‖ rohun Med.
[Hindī.]
rohun bark (see quots.).
| 1858 Simmonds Dict. Trade, Rohun bark, the bark of the Soymida febrifuga, which is said to be a good substitute for cinchona. The nux vomica bark is often sold for it in the East. 1887 Bentley Man. Bot. (ed. 5) 509 The bark, which is official in the Pharmacopœia of India, is commonly known under the name of Rohun Bark... In the Bengal bazaars, the bark of Strychnos Nux-vomica is also known under the native name of Rohun. |