22 SANSK&IT MATEKtA MEMCA. 



^rsfitflT Uphold. — Vallaris dichotoma. 

 'ZiT^fo Karavira. — Neriwu odorum. 

 OTT^rf*? Saptaparni. — Alstonia scholar is. 

 ^PMTff Gambhdri. — Gmelina arborea. 



*p^T Gwrqd. — Abrug preeatorius* 

 ^ffalcraft Koshdtakz. — Luff a pentandrd. 



The roots, stems and leaves of these plants or of such of them 

 as are available, are cut into pieces and burnt in a pit. The ashes 

 are then collected and boiled in six times their weight of water 

 till the solution becomes transparent, red, pungent and soapy to 

 the feel. It should then be strained and again put on fire and the 

 following substances added, namely, ashes of Euphorbia ueritjolia 

 (snuhi), and the burnt powders of bivalve and conch shells. The 

 mixture should be constantly stirred and boiled till it is of a thick 

 consistence. The proportion of shell lime added varies from one 

 fourth to one-eighth or one sixteenth part of the solution. Caustics 

 of three strengths are thus obtained. Sometime^ orpiment and 

 realgar are added to increase their strength. 



The part where the caustic is to be applied, should first be 

 cleaned and rubbed. The caustic should then be applied with a 

 probe. It should be allowed to remain in contact with the kin 

 lot such time as is occupied in uttering a hundred words and then 

 removed. The skin becomes black from the application, when It ifl 

 dressed with a paste of acids, clarified butter and honey. 1<V 

 hastening the removal of the slough, a paste or poultice composed 

 of sesamum seeds, liquorice root, lemon juice and hdnjiha should 

 be applied. Caustics are applied to external piles, imtises, fistuhr 

 in ano, abcesses, warts, tumours, leprous patches, etc. 



