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CINHAMOMUM CAMPHORA. 223 



regarded as laxative, diuretic and stomachic ; it is need in 

 jaundice, ascites, anasarca, scanty urine and internal inflamma- 

 tions. One of its Sanskrit synonyms, namely, sofhagni means 

 oure for dropsy. A decoction of punarnavd root is recommended 

 to be given with the addition of powdered chiretd and ginger in 

 anasarca. 1 A compound decoction much used in this disease is 

 prepared as follows. 



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Punarnavd shtaJca.* Take of Punarnavd root, nim bark, leaves 

 of Trichosanthes dioica (patola) t ginger, Picrorrhiza Kurroa 

 ( katulci), chebulio myrobalan, gulancha, and the wood of Berberis 

 Asiatica (ddruharidra), quarter of a tola each, water thirty-two 

 tolas ; boil together till reduced to one-fourth. This decoction is 

 given in general anasarca with ascites, oongb, jaundice, difficult 

 breathing, etc. An oil, prepared with a decoction of the root and 

 a number of the usual aromatics in the form of a paste, is rubbed 

 on the body in general anasarca complicated with jaundice. Ii is 

 called Punarnavd taila? 



The Bhavapraknsa gives an electuary under the name of 

 Punamavavaleha. It is prepared with a decoction of the root of 



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Two varieties of camphor are mentioned by Sanskrit writers, 

 namely, paTcva and apakva, that is prepared with the aid of heat 



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