ISO SANSKRIT MATERIA SLfiDICA. 



two seers, boil till reduced to one-fourth. To the strained decoc- 

 tion add, two seera of treaole, and again boil till reduced to the 

 consistence of a thick syrup. Lastly add powdered ginger, long 

 pepper, black pepper, plumbago root and the root oE Piper Ghaba 

 (chavikd), equal parts, in all half a seer. Dose, about one tola in 

 acute rheumatism. 1 



Several oils or liniments for external application are prepared 

 with this plant. The following, called Kubja Prasdram taila? is 

 largely used by native physicians. Take of the entire plant of 

 P&deria fatida eight hundred tolas, boil in sixty-four seers of 

 water till reduced to sixteen seers, and strain. To the strained 

 decoction, add sesamum oil, sixteen seers, milk, thirtj-two seers, 

 whey and fermented paddy water (kdnjika)^ each sixteen seers, 

 and the following substances, namely, root of Pcederia f&tida* 

 plumbago root, long pepper root, liquorice, rock salt, Acorns 

 Calamus root, dill seeds, bark of Cedrus Deodara, root of Vanda 

 Roxburghii (ramd) y Scindapsus officinalis (gajapippali),jatdmdmi 

 root and marking nuts, each two tolas in the form of a paste. 

 First boil the oil with the decoction of Pwderta foetida till the 

 water is nearly evaporated, then boil the oil successively with the 

 addition of milk, whey and hdnjika, adding the aromatic paste 

 during the last process of boiling. This oil is used externally 

 in rheumatism with contraction and stiffness of the joints. After 

 the application of the oil, the affected parts should be fomented 

 with dry heat. 



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