ABSTRACT
DARBHA GRASS 651 It was probably in consequence of its medicina.! properties that the Hindus deified the pla.nt in the first instance.
This pla.nt belongs to the genus borage. It is found everywhere, especia.lly in damp ma.rshy ground. Brahmins a.!ways keep some in their houses, and it is used in a.ll their ceremonies. It grows to the height of about two feet and is finely pointed at the top. It is extremely rough to the touch, and if rubbed the wrong way it cuts through the skin and dra.ws blood.
