s. m, large shrub (Rhus continus, Nat. Ord. Terebinthaceæ) common in places Trans-Indus and eastward in the Himalaya up to the Ravi as well as in the Salt Range. The wood is yellowish, but small. The twigs are used for baskets. The leaves have a pleasant, balsamic odour when bruised, and they as well as the bark are used for tanning.