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consistence. Lastly add honey one seer, bamboo-manna and long 

 pepper in fiae powder, eaoh half a seer. This electuary is given 

 in various sorts of cough. 



Kantakdri ghrita. 1 This is prepared in the usual proportions 9 

 with the fresh juice of kantakdri, clarified butter and the following 

 substances in the form of a paste, namely, Vanda Boxburghii 

 (rdsnd), Sida cordifolid, (bald) ginger, long pepper, black 

 pepper and the fruits of Tribulus tcrrestris (gokshura). It is 

 used in the same cases as the electuary. 



SOLANUM NIGRUM, Linn. Sans. wrHt, Kdkamdchi, 

 Vern. Kdkmdchi, Bcng. MaJcoy. Hind. The berries of this plant 

 are considered tonic, diuretic and useful in anasarca and heart 

 disease. For the mode of administering them in heart disease, 

 see Hridaydrnava rasa, ( page 66 ). 



SOLANUM INDICIUM, Linn. 



Sans. ?wt, Vrihati. vngT^ft, Bhantdki. 

 Vcr?i. Byakura, Bcng. BarJianld, Hind. 



The root of Solanum Indicum is an ingredient of dasamula 

 ( see Desmodium gangcticum) and is thus used in a great variety 

 or diseases. It is regarded as expectorant and useful in cough 

 and catarrhal affections. The following is an example of a 

 compound decoction containing this drag. Take of Solanum 

 Indicum ( vrihati ), Solanum Jacquinii ( kantakdri ), Sida 



rd if olid ( 



and raisins* equal 



parts and prepare a decoction in the usual way. This deooction 

 is given in bronchitis with fever. 2 



WITHANIA SOMNIFERA, Don. 



Syn. Phy salts jlexuosa, Roxb. 

 Sans, ^r^-rr, Asvagandhd. Vera. Asvagandhd, Bcng. Asgand, Hind. 



The root of this plant is long, smooth, rounded, whitish 

 brown externally and of a fine white colour internally. It is said 





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