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Sino-Iranica - The Search For Mecca

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Jasmine 333<br />

is fond of its fragrance and plants this flower. According to the Kwan<br />

cou t'u kin £c '}W K l& ('Gazetteer of Kwan-tun Province'),<br />

oil of<br />

jasmine is imported on ships; for the Hu gather the flowers to press<br />

from them oil, which is beneficial for leprosy Jfit J&. 1 When this fatty<br />

substance is rubbed on the palm of the hand, the odor penetrates through<br />

the back of the hand."<br />

1 According to the Arabs, it is useful as a preventive of paralysis and epilepsy<br />

(Leclerc, /. c).

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