282 SANSKRIT MATERIA MEDICA. 



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perfumery. The pouch together with the seoretion contained in 

 it, are used by native physicians in scenting meditated oils. 





HARTSHORN. Sans. *nrw, Mrigasringa. 



The antler of the deer incinerated in closed vessels is need in 



painful affections of the heart, pleurodynia, soiatioa and lumbago. 



It is given in doses of about twenty -two grains with clarified 



butter. Burnt hartshorn leaves 57 5 per oent of phosphate 

 of lime. 1 



MILK AND ITS PRODUCTS 



various 



great d 



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Milk in general is considered 

 vitalizing. Cow's milk is 



pleasant to take and very wholesome. It promotes memory 



strength and longevity and increases the secretion of semen. 



Buffalo's milk is said to be sweeter, heavier and more cooling 



than tow's milk. It induces sleepiness, spoils the appetite and 



brings on cold. Goat's milk is sweet, cooling and astringent. It 



promotes the digestive power and is useful in hemorrhagic 



diseases, phthisis, bowel complaints, etc. Ewe's milk is saltish, 



disagreeable and not eaaily digested. Mare's milk is saltish, 



acidulous and easily digested. Ass's milk is saltish, easily 



digested, and useful in debility and urinary complaints. Camel's 



milk is light, sweet, saltish, laxative and useful in dropsical 



affections. Human milk is light, cooling, nutritive, strengthening 



and useful as a collyrium or wash in eye diseases. All milk 



except human milk should be taken boiled. Warm milk just 



said to be like nectar 



As 



demulcent, laxative, 



child re 



or those reduced by debauohery, for women who are suckling 

 and for patients suffering from chronic fever, mental diseases, 



