114 # SANSKRIT MATERIA MEDICA. 





sulphur and opium, each seven parts. Soak them for seven days 

 in each of the following fluids, namely, juice of the leaves of 

 Cannabis sativa, Vitex Negundo, datura and nim. Make into 



two-grain pills. These are given with ginger juice in diarrhoea 

 with high fever. 



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Akarddi churna. 1 Take of pellitory root, ginger, seeds called 

 (kakhola), saffron, long pepper, nutmeg, cloves and red sandal 

 wood, each two tolas, opium eight tolas. Rub them together and 

 pass the powder through a cloth. Then add sugar, equal in 

 quantity to all the above ingredients. Dose grains six to twelve, 

 with honey. This medicine is used as an aphrodisiac. 



Opium enters into the composition of some external appli- 

 cations in the form of paste, along with other medicines. A 

 poultice made of poppy seeds with milk is prescribed by Saran- 

 gadhara in porrigo of the scalp. 2 



The Amritasagar recommends the following preparation of 

 opium in diabetes. Take of camphor and musk, each one part, 

 ■opium and mace, each four parts. Make into two-grain pills. 

 They are administered with the juice of betel leaves. 



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