Indian

(in'-de-an). Pertaining to India, the Indies, or to the aboriginal Americans. I. Basket, a hollow cylinder woven of twigs of the willow, or of strips of other wood, used in applying extension to a dislocated limb. The greater the extension, the more firmly does the device cling to the surface. I. -blue. as Indigo. I. Black-root, the root of Pterocaulon •tachium. It has reputed alterative properties. Dose of the fluid extract mjiv-xxx. Unof. I. Corn. Zea mays. I. Hemp. See Cannabis . I. Liquorice. See Abrus . I. Physic, American Ipecacuanha, the bark of the root of Gilknia trifoliata, a mild emetic and cathartic. Dose of the fluid extract, n. Unof. I. Sarsaparilla. See Hemidesmus . I. Tobacco. See Lobelia. I. Turnip. See Dragon Root . I. Madder. Same as Mungeet. I. Meal, com-meal. I. Ochre. Same as Ochre. I. Plague. aym of the Plague, q. v. I. Potato. See I. -purple. See Pigments, Conspectus of. I. -red. Same as Colcothar and Ochre. I. -yellow. Same as Purree. ndican in'-dik-an, natural glucosid by the decomposition of which indigo-blue is produced from the various species of indigo-producing plants. It forms a transparent brown syrup, the aqueous solution of which has a yellow color, bitter taste, and slightly acid reaction. It is occasionally detected in the urine, indicant in' -dik-ant. 1. Serving as an index or as an indication. 2. A fact or symptom that indicates a certain treatment; an indication. ndicanuria. The morbid exce of indican in the urine.