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prepare it, take of mercury obtained bj sublimation of cinnabar, 

 and sulphur, each one tola. Rub them together and melt over the 

 fire in an iron ladle as in the preparation called Rasaparpati, 

 described under mercury. Then take of prepared gold, one 

 quarter of a tola, prepared iron, copper, and talc, two tolas each, 

 prepared tin, red ochre, and corals, half a tola each, roasted 

 pearls, conch-shell and bi-valve shell, each a quarter of a tola. 

 Beat all these ingredients together into a mass T^itli the aid of 

 water. Inclose the mass within bi-valve shells, cover the shells 

 with a layer of clay and roast them lightly in cow-dung fire. This 

 medicine is given in doses of four grains with the addition of long 

 pepper, rock salt, and assafcetida, each four grains, and a little 

 honey. It is taken once daily in the morning and is said to be 

 useful in chronic fever, spleen and liver diseases etc. 



Several preparations of iron are used in piles, such as the 

 Mdna suranudya luulia, Arsari lauha, Agnimvlcha lanha etc. The* 

 first mentioned compound is prepared as follows. 



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Mdna suraaddya lauka} Take of the root -stocks of Oolorasia 

 In&ica ( mdna ) and Aim phophallus con ulatus ( surana ), of 

 the roots of Ipomcea Turpethnm (trtvrit) rid Baliospen wm 

 montanum ( danti ), marking nuts, the three myrobalans, black 

 pepper, long pepper, ginger, seeds of Embelza Bzbes ( babernng ), 

 riot of Plumbago Zeylanica (chttraJca) and the tubers of Cyperus 

 rotundus ( mustaka ), equal parts, .prepared iron in quantity equal 

 to all the above ingredients. Powder and mix. Dose about a 

 scruple. This medicine is said to be useful in piles with 

 constipation. 



Lauhdsava? Take of powdered iron, of the three myrobalans, 

 ginger, long pepper and black pepper, ajwain, baberung seeds, 



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