Their medicinal qualities. 6y 



gem if taken in with water, as sherbet, cures 

 vomiting of blood of all kinds. It prevents evil 

 spirits working mischief in the minds of men, takes 

 off bad smell from the mouth, cures lunacy of 

 all descriptions and all mental diseases, jaundice, 

 and all diseases of the heart, intestines and stomach. 

 Burnt Pearl mixed with water and taken into the 

 nostrils, as a powder, takes away head-sickness, 

 cures cataract, lachryma and swelling of the eyes, 

 the painful sensation such as is caused by the entry 

 of sand into them, and ulcers. It gives them in- 

 creased lustre. Used as a dentifrice it strengthens 

 the gums and cleans the teeth. Rubbed over the 

 body with other medicines it cures leprosy and the 

 white skin disease, known in Arabic as " Bahac," in 

 Hindo as " Chhip " and in Bengali as *' Chhuli." It 

 cures all skin diseases. It stops bleeding from cuts 

 and ultimately heals them up. Whether taken in- 

 ternally or externally it is a sure antidote to poison. 

 It drives away all imaginary fears and removes all 

 bodily pain. To prevent its tendency to affect the 

 brain it should always be used with the burnt powder 

 of Basud, and in its absence with that of white 

 mother-of-pearl. The dose of the Pearl powder 

 should not exceed 2\ mashas." 



" Kerabadin Kabir contains full instructions as 

 to how Pearls can be burnt, assimilated and made 



