

104 SAtfSKltfT MATERIA MEDICA. 



In loss of appetite and distaste for food a confection made of 



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Nigella seeds, cumin seeds, black pepper, raisins, tamarind pulp. 



pomegranate juice and scutch al salt, with treacle and honey is said 

 to be very useful. 1 



Chakradatta recommends the administration of nigella seeds 

 with the addition of long pepper, sonchal salt and wine in the 

 after pains of puerperal women. 2 In puerperal diseases, such as 

 fever, loss of appetite and disordered secretions, after delivery, the 

 following called Panehajirakapdlca* is used. Take of nigella seeds, 

 cumin seeds, aniseeds, ajotvan, seeds of Carum. sativum (ajamodd), 

 Aneth'm 8cm (sulpha) and Trigonella Fcemim groecum (methi), 

 coriander, ginger, long pepper, long pepper root, plumbago root, 

 UbmU (an aromatic substance) dried pulp of the fruit Ziziphns 



Juj»ba (radariplmla), root of Aplntaxi* aurirvlata (kvshtha) and 



Vnmala powder, each one tola, treacle one hundred tolas, milk 

 me seer, clarified butter four tolas. Boil them together and 

 prepnre a confection. Dose about n drachm every morning 



NAT. ORDER. MENISPERMACE^E. 



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