278 



SANSKRIT MATERIA MEDIdA 



boil till reduoed to four seers and strain. To this deoootion of 

 shell lac add four seers of prepared sesamum oil, sixteen seers of 

 whey, and two tolas each of the following substances, namely, 



Withania somnifera ( asvagandhd ), turmeric, devaddru wood, root 

 of Sanseviera Zeylanica (mwtva ), Pandanus odoralissimus (ketaki), 

 Vanda Roxburghii ( rdsna), dill seeds and liquorice root in the 

 form of a paste and prepare an oil in the usual way ; lastly add 

 four tolas of campbor. This oil is muoh used for inunction in 

 chronic fever and consumption* The other oils containing lac are 

 prepared in a similar way, with the addition of varioUB medicinal 

 substances in the form of paste. 





HONEY AND WAX. 



\San$> *r*f, Madhu, fTTf^f, MdJcshiJca. 

 Vern. Madhu, Beng. SJiahad, Hind. 





Eight sorts of honey are described by Susruta, namely : 



1. Mdkshika or the honey collected by tlife common bee called 



madhumakshikd. 



2. Bhrdmara, or the honey collected by a large black bee 

 called bhramara. 







'-*>. Kshaudra, or honey collected by a sort of small bee of 

 tawny colour, called Kshudra. 



4 Pauttika, or honey collected by a small black bee 

 resembling a gnat, and called puttiha. 



5, Chhatra^ or honey formed by tawny or yellow wasps which 

 make their hives in the shape of umbrellas. 



6. Argha or wild honey collected by a sort of yellow bee like 



the bhramara. 



T. AuddlaJca is a bitter and 



in the nests of white ants. 



8. Bala or unprepared honey found on flowers. 



Of these varieties the first four only are described by recent 



ac 



writers 



med 



New honey is 



considered demulcent and laxative. Honey more than a year old 

 is said to be astringent and demulcent. Old honey is preferred 





