230 SANSKRIT MATERIA MEfilCA. 



seeds one part, soak them in the milky juice of Euphorbia 

 neriifolia (snuhi), and make into four-grain pills. These are 

 given with a deoootion of the root of Ipomcea Turpethum (trivrit), 

 or Baliospermum montanum (danti), as a drastic purgative in 

 obstinate constipation. 



Mahdndrdcha rasa. 1 Take chebnlio myrobalan, pulp of Cassia 

 Fistula 9 emblio myrobalan, root of Baliospermum montamm 

 (danti), Picrorrhiza Kurroa (tiktd) milky juice of Euphorbia 

 neriifoli a ( snuhi ), root of Ipomoea Turpethum (trivrit) and the 

 tubers of Gy perns rotundus ( mustaka ), each one tola ; pound them 

 to a coarse powder and boil in four seers of water till the latter 

 is reduced to one-eighth. Then take a tola of husked oroton seeds, 

 tie them in a pieoe of thin cloth and boil them in the above 

 mentioned deoootion till the latter is reduced to the consistence 

 of a fluid extract. To this extract add a powder composed of 

 eight parts of purified oroton seeds, three parts of ginger and two 

 of black pepper, meroury and sulphur, in quantity sufficient to 

 make a pill-mass ; rub them together for twelve hours, and make 

 into two- grain pillg. These are given with cold water in 

 tympanitis, colio, ascites, etc., as a drastio purgative. After the 

 operation of this medicine, rice should be given with curdled 

 milk and sugar. 





BALIOSPERMUM MONTANUM, Mull 



Sans. ^ Banti. Vern. Danti, Hind. Bcng. 



The seeds of Baliospermum montanum are desoribed as drastic. 



Like oroton seeds they are boiled in milk before use. The root of 



the plant is considered cathartic Both are much need in diseases 



where purgatives are indicated. The following are a few 



examples of prescriptions containing these medioines 



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