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and of fresh ginger, three times respectively, and make into two- 

 grain pills. This medicine is useful in remittent fever, 



Svdsa kuthdra rasa. 1 Take of realgar, mercury, sulphur, 

 aconite, borax, each one part, black pepper seven parts, ginger, 

 and long pepper, three parts each, rub them together with water, 

 and make into four-grain pills. They are said to be useful in 

 asthma with cough, and in remittent fever with cerebral compli- 

 cations. In coma from remittent fever, these pills are powdered 

 and used as snuff for rousing the patient. They are also used in 

 this manner in cephalalgia, hemicrania, ozaena, etc. 



Realgar enters into the composition of numerous applications 

 for skin diseases. Realgar mixed with the ashes of Achyranthes 

 aspera ( apdmdrga ) is applied to patches of leucoderma or white 

 lepra. In leprous ulcers a liniment composed of realgar, orpi- 

 ment, black pepper, sesamum oil and the juice of Cahlropis 

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Ghandraprabhd varti. z Realgar enters into the composition of 

 several applications for the eye : the following is an example. 

 Take of realgar, galena, conch- shell-lime, seeds of Moringa 

 pterygosperma ( sveta markka ), long pepper, liquorice and the 

 kernel of belleric myrobalan, equal parts, rub them together with 

 goat's milk, dry the mixture and make into small pastils or 

 pencils. These are rubbed with a little honey and applied to the 

 eyes as a collyrium in affections erf the internal tunics, tumors or 

 other growths, night-blindness etc. 





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