s. f, The same as Patíhsl; a medicinal herb (Aconitum Heterophyllum, Nat. Ord. Ranunculaceæ) found in many parts of the Panjab Himalaya. The root is very bitter, and in Hazara is given for the eruptive fevers of children; in Chamba it is taken for indigestion. From some parts of the hills it is largely exported to the plains, where it is medicinally used. As a tonic and febrifuge it is undoubtedly of some value. It unlike the other members of the Aconite family is non-poisonous.