106 SANSKRIT MATERIA MEDKA, 



TINOSPORA COHDIFOLIA, 



Sans. T^t, Gnduehi. *re?TT, Amritd. 

 Vern. Gulancha, Beng. ('"rack, Hind. 



Thi. stem, leaves, roots and watery extract of this plant are 



all used in Hindu Medicine. The entire plant is regarded as a 



valuable alterative and tonic. It is used in general debility, fever, 



jaundice, skin diseases, rheumatism, urinary diseases, irritability 

 of stomach, etc. 



The fresh juice of the plant is taken with milk as a general 

 tonic. In fevers it is used in a great variety of forms. Thus a 

 cold infusion of gulancha is given with honey in bilious fever. 

 A decoction 1 of gulancha or its fresh juice is given with the 

 addition of long pepper and honey in chronic fever with cough. A 

 compound decoction is thus prepared. Take of gulancha, Hedyotis 

 hiftnn, (parparta), Oypenu ratnndus (masfaJca), chiretta and 

 ginger, e.icli one drachm, water, half a seer. Boil down to one- 

 fourth. It is said to be useful in fevers en n -u-d by deranged an' 

 and bile. Practically it is found very useful in ehronie Eeyei 

 which have resisted other antiperiodics, and which are apt to recur- 

 after apparent recovery. In chronic fever with loss of appetite, 

 the following confection is recommended by many writers. 



Bhtorimoiak*? Take of chebulic and emblic myrobalans, 

 ginger and long pepper, one part each, watery extract of guh ha, 

 four parts, water sixteen parts. Boil till reduced to one- fourth, 

 and prepare a confection with eight parts of sugar. When of 



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