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sulphur two parts each and mix. lutroduce the mixture into the 

 cavities of conries, close their openings with borax reduced to a 

 paste with goat's milk, roast the shells in closed crucibles and take 

 out the medicine when cold. Dose about four grains, with two 

 grains of long and two of black pepper, honey and clarified butter. 



It is said to be useful in phthisis, and chronic bronchitis with 

 fever. 



In diseases of the nervous system, several combinations of 

 mercury with gold, iron, talc, etc. are used, such as, the Chatvr- 

 muklui rasa, Chintamani chaturninkha, Yogendra rasa etc. They 

 are all similar in composition, with but slight variation in the 

 proportions of the active ingredients and their adjuncts. 



Chintamani chaturmukha 1 is thus prepared. Take of the red 

 preparation of mercury called Rasa sindura two tolas, prepared 

 talo two tolas, prepared iron one tola, prepared gold half a tola, 

 rub them together with the juice of Aloe Indira, and make into 

 two-grain pills. This medicine is said to be useful in nervous 

 diseases, in3anity, cephalalgia, deafness, noise in the ears, 

 paralysis of the tongue, diseases of the female and urinary 

 organs, phthisis, fever etc. It improves nutrition, increases the 

 appetite and strength, and brightens the complexion. 



As an alterative tonic the red preparation of mercury, or 

 Rasasindtira .already described, is much used in a variety of 



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