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Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:938001
Title	f042v-042x1r
Subject (topical)	Canavalia cf. gladiata (Jacq.) DC.
Note	Tamil / Malabar Name 18th century: Koliawareij; Sinhalese Name 18th century: Awakaleij; Current scientific name: Canavalia cf. gladiata (Jacq.) DC.; Family: Leguminosae; Current Tamil name: kattavarai; Current Sinhalese names: Awara; Current English name: Sword bean
Abstract	Koliawareij, heeten't de Malabaren, en de Zingaleesen Awakaleij, is een rank die aan de boomen loopt, zij is heet van natuur, heeft een bloedzuijverende kragt, Men gebruijkt die oock wel om pocken te geneesen, Zij vallen hier over al. Koliawareij, named by the Malabars and by the Sinhalese Awakaleij, is a liana. It is of a hot nature, and has blood purifying properties. People use it to cure smallpox. they grow here everywhere.