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proper consistence divide the mass into boluses of about a drachm 

 each. One of these is taken every morning, in chronic fever with 

 enlarged spleen, cough, loss of appetite, etc. 



Gulancha enters into the composition of a large number of 

 prescriptions for chronic skin diseases. The juice of the plant or 

 its decoction is given alone, or with the addition of guggulu or 

 bdellium. 1 Numerous compound decoctions with the addition of 

 various other drugs such as M, turmeric, catechu, etc. are used in 

 these diseases, as well as in gout and rheumatism. 2 Several oils, 

 for external application are prepared with gulancha and are much 

 used in skin diseases, rheumatic affections and nervous complaints. 



Guduchyddi taila? Take of fre&h gulancha, eight seers,, water, 

 sixty-four seers, boil till reduced to one-fourth and strain. To 

 the strained decoction, add prepared seasamum oil, four seers and 

 <j(tl<titch<L beaten to a paste with water, one seer, boil together till 

 the water is evaporated. This oil is a favourite application in 

 eruptive skin diseases from impure blood. The Vrihat guduehyddi 

 taila is prepared by the addition of a number of other medicines 

 in the form of paste, to the decoction of gulancha and the oil. 

 Auother compound oil called Vdta guiwhfdM tail" is thus 

 prepared. Take of gulancha, twelve seers and a half, water 

 sixty-four seers. Boil till reduced to one fourth. Take of the 

 fresh juice of Adhatnda Vasica (vd$aka) 3 and OT dulura leaves, 

 each four seers, prepared mustard oil, four seers, aromatics 

 in the form of paste one seer. Boil together the decoetiun of 

 gukmcfta with the vegetable juices, oil and paste, in the usual 

 maiimir. This oil is recommended by Charaka in eruptive skin 

 diseases with troublesome itching, as also in diseases of nervous 

 origin. 



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