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loins and the sacrum. In rheumatism affecting the joints and 



bones the following preparation called Adityapdka guggulu 1 is used. 

 Take of the three myrobalans and long pepper each eight tolas, 

 cinnamon and cardamoms four tolas each ; powder the ingredients 

 finely and soak for seven days in a decoction of the ten drugs, 

 called dasamula (see Desmodzum gangeticum). Then add forty 

 tolas of guggulu and beat together into a uniform mass. Dose, 

 half to one tola. 



Vatdri rasa. 2 This preparation is used in paralysis and 

 nervous diseases. To prepare it, take of mercury one part, sulphur 

 two parts, the three myrobalans, three parts in all, plumbago root 

 four parts and pure guggulu five parts. Rub them together with 

 castor oil for twelve hours, then add to the mass the compound 

 powder, called Hingvastaka (see Assafcetida), in weight equal to 

 all the above ingredients, and again rub together for twelve 

 hours. Dose, about half a drachm. 



Kaisora guggulu} Take of pure bdellium, gulancJia and the 

 three myrobalans, each two seers, water ninety-six seers. First 



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