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rice-water and honey. Another compound powder called Gangd- 

 dhara churna, is of similar composition to the above, with a few 

 additional substances. 



Kutajdrishta} or fermented liquor of kutaja. Take of kutaja 

 root-bark, twelve seers and a half, raisins, six seers and a quarter, 

 flowers of Bassia latifolia ( madhuka ), and bark of Gmelina arborea 

 (gambhdri), eighty tolas each; boil them together in two 

 hundred and fifty- six seers of water, till reduced to sixty-four 

 seers, and strain. Then add flowers of Woodfordia floribunda 



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and let the mixture ferment for a month, after which it will be 

 ready for use. Dose, one to three ounces. 



An oil for external application called Grahanimihira taila is 

 prepared with sesamum oil, decoction of kutaja bark and a number 

 of astringent and aromatic substances in small quantities. 



Pradardri lanha. 2 Take of kutaja bark, twelve seers and a 

 half and prepare a fluid extract as in the preparation called 

 kutajaleha, above described. Then add the following substances 

 m fine powder, namely, gum of Bombax Malabaricum (mocharasa), 

 Indian madder, root of Stepliania hemandi folia, (pdthd ), bela 

 fruit, tubers of Gy perns rotundiis (mustaka), flowers of Woodfordia 

 floribunda (dhdtaki) i rffr>, prepared talc and iron, each eight tolas, 

 mix them intimately and prepare a confection. Dose, about a 

 drachm. This preparation is given in monorrhagia and other 

 discharges from the uterus. 



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