80 * SANSKRIT MATERIA MFJUCA. 



half a tola, gold half a tola, camphor, nutmegs and mace, each 



four tolas, seeds hi Argyreia vpeciom (bridhuidraka) and of datura, 

 two tolas each. Mix together, rub with the juice of betle leaves 

 and make into pills of about six grains each. Another preparation 

 of composition similar to the above is called Manmathdbhra rasa, 



It is, as its name implies, intended for the votaries of Cupid. 



Galitakushthdri ras<*} Take of mercury, sulphur, prepared 

 copper and iron, bdellium, plumbago root, 8tldjatu % nux vomica, 

 and the three myrobalans, each one part, prepared talc and the 

 seeds of Pongamia glabra (Jwranja), four parts each, rub together 

 with honey and ghee, and preserve in an earthen pot smeared with 

 ghee. Dose about a drachm. It is given in leprosy with ulcera- 

 tion of the toes and fingers. The diet should consist of fine rice, 

 milk, sugar and honey. The patient must live apart from 

 his wife. 





ALUM. 





Sane* sfffE^nft Sphatikan. 



An m is prepared from alum shale in Hie Punjab and Behar. 

 Tt is not mentioned by Susruta, in his list of metallic?, but later 

 writers give its synonyms and uses. It is described as an 

 astringent, and as useful in leucorrhcea, strangury, vomiting, 

 ulcers, white leprosy, eye diseases etc. It enters into the 

 composition of several applications to the eye in combination 

 with rusot, opium etc., for which see Herberts Asiatiea. It is 

 seldom used internally. 



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