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It is described as tonic, alterative and useful in ferer and skin 

 diseases. Susmta gives the following formula for use in catarrhal 

 fever. Take of the bark of Alstonia scholaris, gulancha, nim bark 

 and the bark of Betula Bhojpattra, equal parte, in all two tolas 

 and prepare a decoction in the usual way. 1 It enters into the 

 composition of several formulae for skin diseases. The following 

 is an illustration. 



Amritdshtdka pdchana. Take of the bark of Alstonia scholaris, 

 gulancha, leaves of Justicia Adhatoda ( vdsaka ) and Trzchosanthes 

 dioica (patola ), tubers of Cy perns rotundas ( must aha ), Calumus 

 Botang ( vetra ), catechu and nim leaves, and prepare a decoction 

 in the usual way. 



HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA, R. Br. 



Sans. ^5T, Kutaja, *in?RP, Kdlinga. 

 Vern. Kurclii, Beng. Kureyd, Kaureyd, Hind. 



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The bark of Holarrhena antidysenterica constitutes the principal 

 medicine for dysentery in the Hindu Pharmacopoeia. Before the 

 discovery of the efficacy of ipecacuana in this disease, many 

 chronic oases which did not get well under European medical 

 treatment, used to be cured by the Kavirajes, by their prepara- 

 tions of this bark. The seeds called Indrayava in Sanskrit and 

 Indrajav in the vernacular, are also used in medicine, they being 

 regarded as astringent, febrifuge and useful in fever, dysentery, 

 diarrhoea, and intestinal worms. 



The bark of Holarrhena antzdysenterica is administered in a 

 variety of ways. The expressed juice of the bark is given with 

 honey. 2 A fluid extract of the bark is given with the addition of 

 ginger and dtis* A compound decoction called KutajdshtaJca is 



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