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decoction in the usual way. 1 A compound powder called Sudarsana 

 churna, is prepared by taking equal parts of fifty-four different 

 Bubstanoea and of chireta, equal to one-half the weight of all the 

 other ingredients, and mixing them together. It is largely 

 prescribed by native physicians in chronic febrile diseases. 



Kirdtadi taila, or oil of chiretd* Take of chiretd one seer, 

 water sixteen seers, boil together till reduced to four seers and 

 Bfcrain. Bail this decoction of chiretd. with four Beers each of 

 prepared mustard oil, kdnjtka and whey, and two tolas each of the 

 following substances in the form of a paste, namely, root of 

 Sansevtera Zeylamca (murvd) lac, turmeric, wood of Herberts 

 Asiatica (ddruharidrd), madder, root of Cttrullus Colocynthis 

 (indravdruni), pdchah root, root of Pavonia odorata (bdld) f of 

 Vanda Roxbnrghii (rdsnn), Scindapsus officinalis (gajapippali), 

 long pepper, blaok pepper, ginger, root of Stephania hernandifolia, 

 (pdihd ), indrajava seeds, social, vit, and rook salts, root of Justicia 

 Adlidtoda (vdsaka), Cahtropis gigantea (arka), Ichnocarpus 

 frutescens ( shydmalatd), Cedrus Leodara (devaddru) and the fruit 

 ot Trichosanlhes pahiata (mahdkdla). The oil thus prepared is 

 rubbed on the body in chronio fever with emaciation and ansemia. 



CANSCORA DECUSSATA, R. et. Sch. 



Syn. Pladera decussata, Roxb. 



Sans. STij-ytfy SanJchapushpi. 

 Vern. Ddnkuni, Beng. Sankhdhuli, Hind. 



This little plant is regarded as laxative, alterative and tonia 

 i is muoh praised as a nervine. It is used in insanity, epilepsy 



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