s. f, lep. This consists of the roots of several species of plants, viz., Eulophia vera, E. campestris, E. herbacea, and of a number of terrestrial Orchids of the genera Orchis and Satyrium. It contains a principle bassorin. Salep has the curious property of depriving Sea water of its salt taste. It contains the greatest possible amount of nutriment in the smallest space. It is a valuable article of diet, and is largely used in inflammations and fevers. According to the doctrine of signatures or resemblances it is supposed to possess great restorative and aphrodisiac properties. The plants producing it have a wide distribution in the Himalayas, Nilgherries, Kashmir, Biluchistan, Afghanistan, Bokhara. Several varieties are found in the market. The Rúmi or Turkish, the Misrí or Egyptian small quantities of which are imported from Egypt via Herat, but which is the genuine or standard salep of Kashmir; the Kohí, or Kábuli, which is brought from Kabul, Simla, and other hill places, while the smallest and worst is found in parts of the Panjab and Hindustan and is called Hindustání. In Europe several orchids yield salep, Orchies papibinaceæ which is in modern Greek called Salepi. The other European Salep yielding species are O. morio, O. mascula, O. militaris, O. lalifolía, and O bifolia. The Hazara saleb is really a root karimcha, mithuwa, and núr-i-álam which is the product of cannallaria in appearance very like the ordinary "Solomon's Seals."