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parte, and rub tliem together ipto a paste with mustard oil. In 

 gout, sciatica, etc, simple mustard plasters are used. 1 In inflam- 

 matory affections, the following poultice is prescribed by Saran- 

 gadhara. Take of the root of Boerhaavia diffusa (puna rnavd), 

 wood of Berberis Asiatlca ( ddruharuird ) , root of Moringa 

 pterygosperma (sobhdnjana), ginger and mustard seeds, equal parts, 

 and rub them into a paste with fermented rice water. 



LEPIDIUM SATIVUM. The seeds of Lepidium, Stilivum, 

 called Ghandra sura in Sanskrit, and Hdlim in Hindi, are described 

 as tonic and alterative, and useful in hiccup, diarrhoea, and skin 

 diseases from disordered blood. It is said to be a very efficacious 

 remedy in hiccup, for which the Bhavaprakasa gives the following 

 formula. Hdlim seeds are macerated in eight times their weight 

 of water ; when the seeds are softened they are rubbed in the 

 water, and the emulsion strained through cloth. This emulsion 

 id recommended to be given frequently in doses of about an ounce 

 for the relief of obbtinate hiccup. 3 



NAT. ORDER. CAPPAR1DACE4:. 



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Vern. Barun, Beny. Mini. 



Thl bark of the stem and root of this plant constitutes the 

 principal medicine of the Hindu Pharmacopoeia, for calculous 

 affections. It is said to promote the appetite, increase the secretion 

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